Meanings
plural wooden spooners
- The "winner" of a wooden spoon: someone who finishes last in a competition or a member of a team that finishes last in a competition.
The talented 22-year-old is one of six players named to lead last year's wooden spooners, the group to be headed by James McDonald who had already been confirmed as the club's new captain.
2009 January 30, AAP, “McLean back in charge”, in Herald SunSynonyms: wooden spoonist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe "winner" of a wooden spoon: someone who finishes last in a competition or a member of a team that finishes last in a competition.
Origin
Translations
Polish ariergarda
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wooden spooner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wooden%20spooner
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