# wooden spoon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwʊdən spuːn/

## Definitions
1. A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
2. An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
3. The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
4. The lowest appointee of the junior year; sometimes, one especially popular in his class, without reference to scholarship. Formerly, it was a custom for classmates to present to this person a wooden spoon with formal ceremonies.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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