booby prize
booby prize noun: a prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
Noun
booby prize (plural booby prizes)
- 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.
- "Network Rail needs to take all the booby prizes going, for a ham-fisted, over-budget, over-time infrastructure project," local activist John Mair told RAIL.2025 June 25, “Network News: Network Rail to pay compensation for Oxford Botley Road delays”, in RAIL, number 1038, page 9
booby prize meaning in Urdu and Thai
booby prize in Urdu
- انعام تسلی
booby prize in Thai
- a prize awarded for poor performance
- รางวัลยอดแย่
Forms of booby prize
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Questions about booby prize
- What does booby prize mean?
- Booby prize means a prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
- What is booby prize in Urdu?
- Booby prize in Urdu is انعام تسلی. See Booby prize meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is booby prize?
- Booby prize is a noun.
- What is the plural of booby prize?
- The plural of booby prize is booby prizes.
Words near booby prize in the dictionary
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