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Definition shrimp in British English

shrimp noun

[countable] noun
/ʃrɪmp/
1

a small shellfish with a lot of legs

Synonyms and related words
abalone barnacle bivalve
1.1

a shrimp eaten as food

Example

shrimp cocktail

Synonyms and related words
lobster mussel octopus
2

an insulting word for someone who is very small

Synonyms and related words
a fine figure of a man/woman amazon beanpole
Definition shrimp in British English