wooden spoonist



wooden spoonist

slang The person or team that finishes last in a competition. So-named because the imaginary prize for a last-place finish is a wooden spoon. Primarily heard in UK. Of course Roy was the wooden-spoonist in today's race—I didn't know a person could run so slow!
See also: wooden

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lucine-Armenian
Saleh-Arabic
Feivel-Yiddish
Yenny-Spanish (Latin American)
ValĒRija-Latvian
EstiÑNe-Basque