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wooden spooner en · NOUN

Etymology

From wooden spoon + -er.

Meanings

  1. The "winner" of a wooden spoon: someone who finishes last in a competition or a member of a team that finishes last in a competition.
    • The talented 22-year-old is one of six players named to lead last year's wooden spooners, the group to be headed by James McDonald who had already been confirmed as the club's new captain. 2009 January 30, AAP, “McLean back in charge”, in Herald Sun:

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Synonyms

wooden spoonist

Translations (1)

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