Definition of wooden spoon

wooden spoonnoun

thìa gỗ

/ˌwʊdn ˈspuːn//ˌwʊdn ˈspuːn/

Word Origina spoon made of wood was formerly given to the candidate coming last in the Cambridge mathematical tripos (final exams for a BA degree).

namespace

a spoon made of wood, used in cooking for stirring and mixing

an imaginary prize for somebody who comes last in a race or competition

Example:
  • My team got the wooden spoon after getting all the questions wrong.