the wooden spoon

(British & Australian)

an imaginary prize given to the person who finishes last in a race or competition For the second year running Ireland took the wooden spoon in the Rugby tournament.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sulaiman	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
AglaÉ	-	French
Aubery	['ɔ:bri]
Maurine	maw-REEN, MAWR-een	English, Irish
'Adinah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Luz	LOOTH (Spanish), LOOS (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish