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
Olive	AHL-iv	English
Mirele	-	Yiddish
Sylvie	seel-VEE	French
Monica	MAHN-i-kə (English)	English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Late Roman
Jessi	JES-ee	English (Modern)
Hruodnand	-	Ancient Germanic