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shrimpy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʃɹɪmpi/

Etymology

From shrimp + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.
   • These dried shrimp crackers […] have a pleasant shrimpy taste and are nice and crunchy. 2012, Marnie Henricksson, Everyday Asian:
2. Physically puny.
   • I looked up, and there was a shrimpy little kid standing next to the rock, carrying a backpack that might have weighed more than he did. 2010, Jordan Sonnenblick, Zen and the Art of Faking It:

Forms

Deriveds

shrimpiness