BOOBYPRIZE

Booby prize

A booby prize is a joke prize usually given in recognition of a terrible performance or last-place finish. A person who finishes last, for example, may get a booby prize such as a worthless coin. Booby prizes are sometimes humorously and jokingly coveted as an object of pride.

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booby prize

Noun

  1. A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
    At the end of the conference, they awarded him with a rubber chicken as a booby prize for complaining the loudest.


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