Word of the Day (damp squib)-23DEC22

Word of the Day (damp squib)-23DEC22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “damp squib” and it is a noun meaning “something that doesn’t work properly, or fails to be as good as wanted or expected; fiasco, failure/blunder, catastrophe/disaster (‘damp squib’ literally means ‘wet firework’)“. 

Example Sentence: Could The Way of Water provide a new opportunity for this kind of message to hit home? Avatar’s release coincided with the Copenhagen Cop summit, which was widely recognised as a failure. Thirteen years on, we have just had the damp squib of Cop27, agreeing in principle to compensate the global south for loss and damage from the escalating climate more-than-emergency, while also in effect heading towards more loss and damage through ever-higher climate-deadly emissions.

Word of the Day (damp squib)-23DEC22

This word is present in The Guardian article Avatar 2 should make us completely rethink our relationship with the planet and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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