prawns

Noun

prawn (countable and uncountable, plural prawn or prawns)

1. A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
   • The aphrodisiac nature of prawns is evident in an epigram by the Greek poet Asclepiades.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 197
2. (Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
3. (Australia, colloquial, derogatory) Synonym of butterface: A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.
   • She's a prawn!

   Synonyms:

   butterface

4. (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 August 2, Les Brown, “This old "almah" controversy”, in alt.religion.christian (Usenet)

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