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Definition of Booby prize
1. Noun. A prize given to one who finishes last in a contest.
Definition of Booby prize
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Booby Prize
Literary usage of Booby prize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Amuse Yourself and Others: The American Girl's Handy Book by Lina Beard, Adelia Belle Beard (1887)
"... pen-wiper in the shape of Liberty's cap. Other more expensive gifts are not
in good taste. The booby prize should be something grotesque or comical. ..."
2. Sam Jones' Own Book: A Series of Sermons Collected and Edited Under the by Sam Porter Jones (1887)
"... without the " booby prize," and you can 't play for a booby prize without
putting up the stakes; and if you win or lose, you are a gambler in the sight ..."
3. Republic by Charles Edward Sheehan-miles (2007)
""No, Valerie, your father got the booby prize: he has accepted command of West
Virginia's National Guard." Her eyes widened. "Oh, dear God, you're not ..."
4. The Etiquette of New York To-day by Ellin Craven Learned (1906)
"A "consolation" or "booby" prize is drawn for by the losers at each table.
This prize is some pretty article not equal to the first prize, but chosen by the ..."
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