How can shrimp be jumbo???...Jumbo Shrimp??? oxymoron??

Answer 1

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA




Good one

thanks for the laugh and the 2 pts

Answer 2

In this case while it could be used as an example of an oxymoron and indeed was in the movie "Renaissance Man" it's actually a comparative term identifying the different sizes from salad shrimp to Jumbo shrimp,

And I must say, what ever the size, I'm just always happy to see them on the menu.

Answer 3

Old joke, still funny.

The real reason is that shrimp is the name of the species of ocean dwelling crustacean that we eat. This name was then generalized to mean anything that is small like the animal is. IE "Shrimpy".

But the term "Jumbo shrimp" is actually no more of an oxymoron than jumbo chicken, or jumbo cow.

The jumbo is just an adjective to describe the noun of shrimp. If you called a shrimp something else, like... a Jerseyfish... then "Jumbo Jerseyfish" no longer sounds silly.

Answer 4

Seems like an oxymoron - but no.

In this case "jumbo" is a relative term. Within the realm of all things shrimp - some are smaller, and some larger - hence "jumbo" shrimp.

That, by the way, is why shrimp are sized in the market by the count per pound. the smaller the shrimp the more per pound - the larger they are the fewer per pound. All relative measurements.

Answer 5

It is a oxymoron. In shrimp culture the jumbo shrimp are the biggest ones. Even in the shrimp world someone has to be in charge.

Answer 6

I believe Jumbo shrimp are less than 20 per pound in size.

Doc

Answer 7

want to know another oxymoron?

' Microsoft works'


I could keep going with this all day , and to answer your question how can shrimp be jumbo , simple its larger than small shrimp.

Answer 8

Jumbo shrimp are actually not shrimp at all. They are a close relative though. Jumbo shrimp are prawns.

Answer 9

They're only called that in the States. The correct name for this is "Prawns"

Actually, Americans always get things wrong. Take the word "turnover" for example; in America people refer to it as how many employees have been hired and fired / quit / or whatever over a years period - whereas the correct meaning - as it is used in the rest of the world is "gross generated revenue".

Answer 10

Shrimp is a word only Americans use. What would they know.
They are called Prawns in Australia. A shrimp is a little person.

Answer 11

Jumbo shrimp, they are significantly larger than the regular sized ones.