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How to pronounce “shrimp”

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Pronunciation guide for shrimp

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of shrimp with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Why Love Is Harder in a Second Language"shrimp on a barbie" isn't actually funny to Australians.
Definition summary
Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.

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How to pronounce shrimp

Why Love Is Harder in a Second Language

"shrimp on a barbie" isn't actually funny to Australians.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “shrimp”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
  • (uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.
  • (slang) A small, puny or unimportant person.
  • (slang, uncommon) Synonym of butterface
  • (slang, derogatory) A small penis.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To fish for shrimp.
  • To contract; to shrink.

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