fizzler

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• fizzle — /ˈfɪzəl / (say fizuhl) verb (i) (fizzled, fizzling) 1. to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly. –noun 2. a fizzling, hissing, or sputtering. 3. Colloquial a fiasco; a failure. –phrase 4. fizzle out, Colloquial… …  

• flivver — /ˈflɪvə/ (say flivuh) noun 1. a. an old cheap car. b. US Colloquial something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade. 2. a cart for use on railway lines, propelled by pumping a handle attached to a crank. 3. a child s three wheeled toy… …