wooden spoon

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
2. 2
   An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
3. 3
   The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
4. 4
   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.