Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

wooden spoon

British  

noun

  1. a booby prize, esp in sporting contests

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Tomato sauce flies off her wooden spoon, splattering the chipped yellow cabinets.

From Literature

But, with a stellar generation of players heading into retirement, they have lost 11 straight Six Nations matches, with successive wooden spoon finishes to show from 2024 and 2025.

From BBC

She went into the kitchen and got two big wooden spoons from a drawer.

From Literature

Aunt Pretty stuck a wooden spoon dripping with catsup in Pa’s mouth.

From Literature

The ice cream cups came with little wooden spoons, and she unwrapped them both and handed the boy one.

From Literature