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wooden spoon
Meaning
- A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
- An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
- The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
- 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.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwʊdən spuːn/
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