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In English, the words "giant shrimp" are an example of an oxymoron. An oxymoron is when basically two antonyms are put together. "Shrimp" is a word for being small, and "giant" is a word for being big.

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I'm guessing that you mean English as in England. If so, they are called a Prawn. Hope this helps you!

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