shrimpy

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/ˈʃɹɪmpi/

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of shrimp; shrimplike.

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Meanings

adjectiveshrimpy (comparative shrimpier, superlative shrimpiest)

comparative shrimpier · superlative shrimpiest

  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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used especially of persons) of inferior size

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punyruntysmalllittle
Also see
punyruntyshrimpish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From shrimp + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shrimpy

skimpygimpyblimpycrimpylimpypimpyprimpyriempie
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Cite this entry
APA

shrimpy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimpy

MLA

“shrimpy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimpy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrimpy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimpy.

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