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

  • (..) #What do you tell clients? "Sorry about the dirty dishes, but Mason does what he can. " "That's what he told me." "After flirting with April and eat shrimp that had been ". I know that today is difficult. But I want to tell you something. I have scheduled you Waiters this summer. (..)
    2014 Boyhood
  • (..) but Mama said it was just a little white lie, it wasn't hurting nobody. So anyway, I'm putting all that on gas, ropes, and new nets and a brand-new shrimping boat. Bubba told me everything he knew about shrimping, but you know what I found out? Shrimping is tough. I only caught five. A couple more, (..)
    1994 Forrest Gump
  • (..) - Yes, sir. We're at approximately th street in New York City at One Astor Plaza. This is the site of the old Astor Hotel... - What the hell is in Bayou La Batre? - Shrimping boats. Shrimping boats? Who gives a shit about shrimping boats? I got to buy me one soon as I have some money. (..)
    1994 Forrest Gump