blue ribbonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌbluː ˈrɪb.ən/us/ˌbluː ˈrɪb.ən/UK also blue riband the highest prize in a competition or event:
He won the men's blue-ribbon event, the 100 metres freestyle.
a decoration made of strips of blue cloth that is given to the winner of a competition
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Prizes, rewards and medals
- Academy Award
- award
- booby prize
- bronze
- bronze medal
- carrot
- colour
- Grammy
- honor
- honorable
- honour
- honourable mention
- honours system
- Purple Heart
- quid pro quo
- reward
- ribbon
- rollover
- stake
- VC
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