WOODENSPOON

Wooden spoon

A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous events. The term is of British origin and has spread to other Commonwealth countries.

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wooden spoon

Noun

  1. A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
  2. An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
  3. The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
  4. The lowest appointee of the junior year; sometimes, one especially popular in his class, without reference to scholarship. Formerly, it was a custom for classmates to present to this person a wooden spoon with formal ceremonies.


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