the wooden spoonnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌwʊd.ən ˈspuːn/us/ˌwʊd.ən ˈspuːn/UK informalthe 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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Prizes, rewards and medals
- Academy Award
- award
- blue ribbon
- booby prize
- bronze
- bronze medal
- colour
- gong
- Grammy
- honor
- honorable
- honour
- honourable mention
- Pulitzer Prize
- Purple Heart
- quid pro quo
- reward
- ribbon
- stake
- VC
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