1. (Familier) Bruit. Faire du pétard.
2. Pistolet. Sortir un pétard.
3. Joint. Fumer un pétard.
4. Derrière. Un beau pétard.
A small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing; SYN. cracker, banger.
ETYM Old Eng. squippen, swippen, to move swiftly, Icel. svipa to swoop, flash, dart, whip; akin to as. swipian to whip, and Eng. swift, a. Related to Swift.
1. A tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise.
2. A short humorous or satiric writing or speech.
3. A short news item; especially; filler.