Ig Nobel Prize

noun

An informal humorous award to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research.

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Meanings

nounIg Nobel Prize (plural Ig Nobel Prizes)

plural Ig Nobel Prizes

  1. An informal humorous award to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research.

Origin

Pun on ignoble and Nobel Prize.

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APA

Ig Nobel Prize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ig%20Nobel%20Prize

MLA

“Ig Nobel Prize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ig%20Nobel%20Prize. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ig Nobel Prize,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ig%20Nobel%20Prize.

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