wooden spoon

1. A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.

   Kochlöffel, Holzlöffel

   деревя́нная ло́жкаderevjánnaja lóžka, меси́лкаmesílka, меша́лкаmešálka

   копи́сткаkopýstka

   a spoon made of wood

2. (Australia, New Zealand, idiomatic)An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.

   rote Laterne

3. (dated)The last junior optime who takes a university degree.

4. (US, dated)The lowest appointee of the junior year; sometimes, one especially popular in his class, without reference to scholarship. Formerly, it was a custom for classmates to present to this person a wooden spoon with formal ceremonies.

1. I'd like to buy a wooden spoon.

   Я хотів би купити дерев'яну ложку. — deniko

   ruЯ хотел бы купить деревянную ложку. — Selena777

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2. Use a wooden spoon.

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3. She's looking for a long wooden spoon.

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4. These wooden spoons are great for domestic violence.

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5. Mum is stirring the soup with a wooden spoon.

   ruМама помешивает суп деревянной ложкой. — Wezel

   deMama rührt die Suppe mit einem Holzlöffel um. — Zaghawa

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