prawn cocktail offensive
a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance
prawn
UK /pɹɔːn/ US /pɹɔn/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
delicious, indigenous, real
VERB + PRAWN
get
PRAWN + NOUN
cocktail, parasite
Definitions
noun
1
A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
The aphrodisiac nature of prawns is evident in an epigram by the Greek poet Asclepiades.
2
A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
3
Synonym of butterface: A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.
She's a prawn!
4
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.
He didn't say he was accused of that, prawn.
verb
1
To fish for prawns.
noun
1
Alternative form of porn.
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Synonyms
noun — any of various edible decapod crustaceans
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Idioms & Phrases
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The aphrodisiac nature of prawns is evident in an epigram by the Greek poet Asclepiades.
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She's a prawn!
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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.
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The prawn cocktail was delicious.
Tatoeba · #152786605
In Saint-Louis, Senegal, aid workers are using another indigenous species, the prawn, to keep parasite levels in check in local rivers.
Tatoeba · #10989649Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, prawn is marked as derogatory, slang, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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