squibberyn.
/ˈskwɪbəri/ 1. The writing or production of squibs; satire in the form of squibs.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > action or practice of composing > satire
squibbing1607
squibbery1820
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > squib > making of
squibbing1607
squibbery1820
1820 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 115 I did not go to Reading; the squibbery there was too much to encounter.
1824 Examiner 739/1 Some allowable squibbery was delivered in the way of a candid admission of the absence of conveniences for a stud of horses.
1834 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 59 The verses having been declined in the usual quarter through which I discharged my squibbery.
2. Squibs (sc. fireworks) collectively.
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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > collectively
feu d'artifice1699
squibbery1824
Brock's benefit1920
1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 57 The loyal conflagration of the arch traitor Guy Vaux,..accompanied with as much of squibbery and crackery as our boys can beg or borrow.
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