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      [Noun]  | "booby prize" 


      1: an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition

      2: an acknowledgment of notable inferiority


      Origin: 1884 ;

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       [ "booby prize" ]

      1: 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 receive a booby prize such as a worthless coin.

        * e.g.,  ... you finish last, you get the booby prize 

       [ "booby prize" ]

      1: A prize given as a joke to the last-place winner of a race or competition. Sometimes jokingly coveted as an object of pride.

        * e.g.,  ... Brandon can't sing. He won the booby prize at the school talent show two years in a row. He has the trophies displayed on his shelf. 

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