"wet firecracker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-wet firecracker.ogg [Australia] Forms: wet firecrackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wet firecracker (plural wet firecrackers)
  1. (idiomatic) A person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: dud, damp squib Related terms: false dawn, wet noodle
    Sense id: en-wet_firecracker-en-noun-sBa3ATrN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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