Darwin Award

noun

One of the international honours awarded to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner.

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Meanings

nounDarwin Award (plural Darwin Awards)

plural Darwin Awards

  1. humorousOne of the international honours awarded to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 達爾文獎 /达尔文奖
  • 達爾文獎 /达尔文奖 (Dá'ěrwén jiǎng)international honours
Finnish Darwin-palkinto
  • Darwin-palkintointernational honours
German Darwin Award
  • Darwin Awardinternational honours
Greek Βραβείο Δαρβίνου
  • Βραβείο Δαρβίνου (Vraveío Darvínou)international honours
Hungarian Darwin-díj
  • Darwin-díjinternational honours
Japanese ダーウィン賞
  • ダーウィン賞 (Dāwinshō)international honours
Korean 다윈상
  • 다윈상 (Dawinsang)international honours
Russian Пре́мия Да́рвина
  • Пре́мия Да́рвина (Prémija Dárvina)international honours
Spanish Premio Darwin
  • Premio Darwininternational honours
Cite this entry
APA

Darwin Award. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darwin%20Award

MLA

“Darwin Award.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darwin%20Award. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darwin Award,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darwin%20Award.

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