shrimp
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8.4
- noun
- /ʃrɪmp/
- Offensive
:
enano (ofensivo)
- - Can you back that up, shrimp?
- a shrimp
- just a shrimp
- Big Shrimp
Yeah, Snapchat, man, you shrimp, you need to get the fuck off that shit.
- Yeah, Snapchat, man, you shrimp, you need to get the fuck off that shit.
- Do you think Supreme Patty is is a shrimp shrimp gang, Shrimp gang.
- Yeah, you want me Yeah, me yeah, this shrimp to talk to him being students like are you?
- And now I'm going to go into shrimp mode and do wonders for my posture and see what we can do here.
Examples
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It's a good thing you're such a shrimp.
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I was a shrimp of a reporter, and the news service I worked for was small too.
Fiction book (1996) -
Come on, shrimp, hit me.
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You look like a piece of shrimp that sat on my table all day.
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And why would l need you, shrimp?
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If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon.
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"Better stay out of my way, you little shrimp, or I'm going to bury you under third."
Fiction book (1997) -
Just a shrimp in terms of size, he was the greatest fighter in the Franklin School.
Fiction book (2000) -
Listen, shrimp, the reason I'm here in this ridiculous outfit is to get credit for my college application.
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That kid may be small, but calling him a shrimp seems really unfair.
Synonyms
47
6.4
The smallest or weakest one in a group, often an animal in a litter
39
7.7
A small child said in a friendly, loving way
9
8.5
A very small person or thing people often call jokingly
5
1.8
A person who is shorter than most people and has a light build
A rude name for a small or short person, often a child
Antonyms
Compounds
2
6.1
A small animal like a tiny shrimp that lives in very salty water and is used as food for fish
- Specialized
A very small water animal that has a hard shell like a mussel and a body like a small shrimp
- Specialized
A small shrimp-like animal whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch under their legs
- Specialized
A very small water animal like a shrimp with its whole body inside a two-part shell
- Specialized
A small fresh water animal like a shrimp with a wide shell and a tadpole-like body
- Australian
A small tropical fish with a thin body and clear plates that make it hard to see
A white creamy sauce that uses cream and butter made from shrimp, served with seafood
How Insignificant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shrimp is also used as an informal word for a small or weak person because people compared a short person to the tiny animal. So when someone calls you a shrimp they mean you are small or seem unimportant.