Sunday, October 6, 2024

Wooden spoon (award)

 A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous events. The term is of British origin and has spread to other English-speaking countries. In most cases it is simply a colloquial term for coming last – there is no actual award given

the wooden spoon
noun S ]
 UK informal
UK 
 
/ˌwʊd.ən ˈspuːn/
 US 
 
/ˌwʊd.ən ˈspuːn/
the imaginary prize that a person or team is given if they finish last in a race or competition:
Our college team took the wooden spoon in the inter-collegiate league this season.


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