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Wooden spoon

A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.

📖 Definitions of "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
(Cambridge University slang) The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
4
(college slang) 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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