Sekirov Dictionary

prawn

UK /pɹɔːn/US /pɹɒn/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun4

A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
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(Australia, slang) A fool, an idiot.
- This is utter dribble. I've not read much worse than this in a long time - and he admits he doesn't know - "or so I am told". Get real, you prawn. — 1999
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(informal, offensive) Synonym of butterface: A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.
- She's a prawn!

verb1

To fish for prawns.

forms

prawned · prawning · prawns

Phrases with prawn

prawn cocktail offensive
a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance

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