Definition of "prawn"

prawn¹

/pɹɔːn/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural prawn or prawns
1. A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
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.
4. (Australia, slang) A fool, an idiot.
  Quotations
  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)
  He didn't say he was accused of that, prawn.
  2001 February 1, Ned Latham, “Lovesick Puppy Poetry - Volume 1”, in aus.culture.true-blue‎ (Usenet)
verb
third-person singular simple present prawns, present participle prawning, simple past and past participle prawned
1. (intransitive) To fish for prawns.