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Wooden spoon
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
spoon
made from
wood
,
commonly
used in food preparation.
●
An
ironic
prize
for
finishing
last in a competition.
●
In Universities:
The last
junior
optime
who
takes
a
university
degree.
●
In American English & Universities:
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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