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booby prize
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booby prize
n.
1. An award given to the one who performs worst in a game or contest.
2. Informal Acknowledgment of great inferiority, as in ability.

booby prize
n
a mock prize given to the person having the lowest score or giving the worst performance in a competition
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Noun1.booby prize - a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest
trophy, prize - something given as a token of victory
wooden spoon - a booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood
Translations
booby prize [ˈbuːbɪˌpraɪz] npremio per il peggior contendente


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These booby prizes for product plagiarists are given at Ambiente, the annual consumer products fair in Frankfurt, with the hope that the negative press will deter would-be pirates.
Other winners of Plain English Campaign booby prizes included Trilogy Telecom, which referred to the laying of a cable as "physically installing the metallic facility path".
Shoppers were invited to take up the microphone and have a go, with prizes for the best adult and children and booby prizes for disasters.
 
 
 
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