"damp squid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: damp squids [plural]
Etymology: Due to the homeophony of squib and squid. Head templates: {{en-noun}} damp squid (plural damp squids)
  1. (nonstandard) malapropism of damp squib Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-damp_squid-en-noun-SyysmMrR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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