wooden spoonist

slang The person or team that finishes last in a competition. So-named because the imaginary prize for a last-place finish is a wooden spoon. Primarily heard in UK. Of course Roy was the wooden-spoonist in today's race—I didn't know a person could run so slow!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eurydice	yoo-RID-i-see (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Gregorius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Svyatoslav	svyah-tah-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Dyson	DIE-sən	English (Rare)
Silvanus	sil-VAY-nəs (English)	Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Oakley	['əukli]