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shrimp

Definition

  • noun: a small shellfish that has a long body and legs and that is eaten as food
  • noun: any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborders Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) having a slender elongated body, a compressed abdomen, and a long spiny rostrum and including some (especially family Penaeidae) that are commercially important as food
  • verb: to fish for or catch 'shrimps'
  • synonyms: contract, shrink, dwarf

Examples

  • He's a little 'shrimp' of a boy.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Look, I have my good days and bad days just like anybody else. Brian, don't lose that cool of yours. That's your meal ticket. My meal ticket? I can't pay for my own shrimp? I got the shrimp. No, that's one thing about me you don't understand. I don't take handouts. I earn my way, every step. (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious