shrimp

Small pink seafood

Shrimp are small crustaceans with elongated bodies, found in oceans and freshwater worldwide.

They're a popular seafood: grilled shrimp, shrimp cocktail.

As slang, shrimp describes a small or insignificant person, usually dismissively: He's such a shrimp.

The verb shrimp means to fish for shrimp: We went shrimping off the coast.

crustacean

prawn

Edible marine decapod

  • krillSmall marine crustaceans
  • lobsterLarge marine shellfish
  • crabPincer-bearing shellfish

carapace · decapod · arthropod · exoskeleton · antennae · chitin · molting · copepod · barnacle · plankton

seafood

prawn

Edible marine decapod

gumbo · jambalaya · paella · ceviche · bouillabaisse · cioppino · bisque · grilled · sushi · nigiri

diminutive

tiny

Extremely small in size

minute · pint-sized · compact · minuscule · wee · short · undersized · teensy · petite · puny

allergy

shellfish

Aquatic creatures with exoskeletons

epinephrine · antihistamine · hives · swelling · itching · sensitivity · intolerance · histamine · immunoglobulin · cross-contamination

endearment

sweetie

Fond nickname for someone

little one · small fry · cutie · shorty · pipsqueak · tyke · tot · kiddo · little guy · nugget

insult

runt

Undersized offspring

peewee · lightweight · small fry · nobody · insignificant · puny · twerp · pipsqueak · belittle · mock

color

pink

Pale red hue

  • coralMarine skeletal formation
  • salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
  • peachFuzzy stone fruit

apricot · flamingo · bisque · blush · rosé · shell pink

Categories
Opposites
size

shrimpgiant

Being of huge size

colossus · behemoth · titan · mammoth · leviathan

social importance/status

shrimpVIP

Notable, for short

bigwig · big shot · kingpin · heavyweight · magnate

crustacean type

shrimplobster

Large marine shellfish

king crab · crab · crawfish

Phrases
Family

shrimps, shrimpy, shrimped, shrimping, shrimp paste, shrimper, shrimp scampi, shrimpers, shrimpiest

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G