wooden spoon
Pronunciation:
noun
Definitions
A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
(Cambridge University slang) The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
(college slang) 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.