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
Eleonora	e-le-o-NO-rah (German), E-le-o-no-rah (Finnish), e-le-aw-NAW-rah (Polish)	Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian
Marlis	-	German
Lennox	LEN-əks	Scottish, English (Rare)
Vickie	VIK-ee	English
Iscah	-	Biblical
Edith	EE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch