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| ] is a common booby prize in sporting events]] | ] is a common booby prize in sporting events]] | ||
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| Booby prizes may also be given as consolation prizes to all non-placing participants of a competition. | Booby prizes may also be given as consolation prizes to all non-placing participants of a competition. | ||
| This type of prize is common in the ] game show, ] which are known as "zonks." | This type of prize is common in the ] game show, '']'' which are known as "zonks." | ||
| == Origin == | == Origin == | ||
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Joke prize given for last place or terrible performance.
A booby prize is a joke prize usually given in recognition of a terrible performance or last-place finish. A person who finishes last, for example, may receive a booby prize such as a worthless coin. Booby prizes are sometimes jokingly coveted as an object of pride.
Booby prizes may also be given as consolation prizes to all non-placing participants of a competition.
This type of prize is common in the CBS game show, Let's Make a Deal which are known as "zonks."
Origin
The word "boob" stems from the Spanish bobo meaning silly, which in turn came from the Latin balbus meaning stammering; the word booby to mean dunce appeared in 1599.
Booby prize literally means "idiot's prize". The OED dates this usage to 1893. Booby trap and "booby hatch" are related terms.