BOOBY PRIZE

Meaning of BOOBY PRIZE in English

a prize given in good-natured ridicule to the worst player or team in a game or contest.

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BOOBY PRIZE — noun Date: 1889 an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition, an acknowledgment of notable inferiority
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOOBY PRIZE — noun Etymology: booby (I) 1. : an award for the poorest score or performance in a game or competition 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOBY PRIZE — n. prize given to the person who finishes last in a competition, loser's consolation prize
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOOBY PRIZE — Date: 1889 1. : an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition 2. : an acknowledgment of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOBY PRIZE — Function: noun Date: 1889 1 : an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition 2 : an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOOBY PRIZE — ■ noun a prize given to the person who comes last in a contest.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOOBY PRIZE — [booby prize] n (1889) 1: an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition 2: an acknowledgment of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOBY PRIZE — noun a prize that is given as a joke to the person who is last in a competition
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOBY PRIZE — ˈbooby prize BrE AmE noun [countable] informal a prize given as a joke to the person who is last in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOBY PRIZE — ( booby prizes) The booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOBY PRIZE — (~s) The ~ is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in a competition. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOOBY PRIZE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If they were giving out prizes for what you do in bed he'd have come …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOBY PRIZE — приз "отстающего", утешительный приз (премия, которую в шутку дают тому, кто пришел последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков и …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOBY PRIZE — приз «отстающего», премия, которую в шутку дают тому, кто пришёл последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков и т. п.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOBY PRIZE — утешительный приз (дающийся в шутку пришедшему последним в состязании)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOOBY PRIZE — (n) приз отстающему
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BOOBY PRIZE — приз «отстающего», премия, которую в шутку дают тому, кто пришёл последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков и т. п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BOOBY PRIZE — приз «отстающего», премия, которую в шутку дают тому, кто пришёл последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков и т. п.
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOOBY PRIZE — n. утешительный приз, приз последнему
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BOOBY PRIZE — n. утешительный приз, приз последнему
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BOOBY PRIZE — приз "отстающего", утешительный приз ( премия, которую в шутку дают тому, кто пришел последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BOOBY PRIZE — приз "отстающего", утешительный приз (премия, которую в шутку дают тому, кто пришел последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков и т. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BOOBY PRIZE — _n. утешительный приз (дающийся в шутку пришедшему последним в состязании)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BOOBY PRIZE — n. утешительный приз (дающийся в шутку пришедшему последним в состязании)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BOOBY PRIZE — утешительный приз (дающийся в шутку пришедшему последним в состязании)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BOOBY PRIZE — _n. утешительный приз (дающийся в шутку пришедшему последним в состязании)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BOOBY PRIZE — приз "отстающего", утешительный приз (премия, которую в шутку дают тому, кто пришел последним к финишу, набрал меньше всего очков и …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIZE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Booker Prize {{link=Nobel Prize">Nobel Prize Pritzker Architecture Prize prize cases Pulitzer Prize
Английский словарь Британика
BOOBY — Any of six or seven species of large tropical seabirds (family Sulidae), named for their presumed lack of intelligence. Two …
Английский словарь Британика
PRIZE — I. ˈprīz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pris prize, price — more at price 1. : something offered …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOBY — I. ˈbübē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: modification of Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering; akin to Latin babulus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOBY — (a.) Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.
Английский словарь Webster
BOOBY — (n.) A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, …
Английский словарь Webster
BOOBY — ( n. ) A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOBY — ( a. ) Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIZE — prize 1 /pruyz/ , n. 1. a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition. 2. something …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOBY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIZE — I. ˈprīz noun Etymology: Middle English pris prize, price — more at price Date: 14th century 1. : something offered …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIZE — noun estimation; valuation. 2. prize ·noun a contest for a reward; competition. 3. prize ·noun a lever; a pry; also, …
Webster English vocab
BOOBY — noun a dunce; a stupid fellow. 2. booby ·noun a species of penguin of the antarctic seas. 3. booby ·adj …
Webster English vocab
PRIZE — [prize] n [ME pris prize, price--more at price] (14c) 1: something offered or striven for in competition or in contests …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOBY — (Sula), any of six or seven species of large tropical seabirds constituting the family Sulidae (order Pelecaniformes). They vary in …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRIZE — prize BrE AmE praɪz ▷ prized praɪzd ▷ prizes ˈpraɪz ɪz -əz ▷ prizing ˈpraɪz ɪŋ ▶ ˌ prize ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOOBY — booby BrE AmE ˈbuːb i ▷ boobies ˈbuːb iz ▶ ˈ booby hatch BrE AmE ▶ ˈ booby prize BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRIZE — / praɪz; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. an award that is given to a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOBY — / ˈbuːbi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. ( informal ) a stupid person : Don't be such …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIZE — I. prise BrE AmE British English , prize American English /praɪz/ verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or lift …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIZE — n. & v. --n. 1 something that can be won in a competition or lottery etc. 2 a reward given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOBY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a stupid or childish person. 2 a small gannet of the genus Sula. øbooby-hatch esp. US …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRIZE — n. & v. n. 1 a ship or property captured in naval warfare. 2 a find or windfall. v.tr. make …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRIZE — n. & v. n. 1 something that can be won in a competition or lottery etc. 2 a reward given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOBY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a stupid or childish person. 2 a small gannet of the genus Sula. booby-hatch esp. US …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRIZE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. something that can be won in a competition or lottery etc. 2 a reward …
Oxford English vocab
BOOBY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a stupid or childish person. 2 a small gannet of the genus Sula. Phrases and idioms: …
Oxford English vocab
PRIZE — ( prizes, prizing, prized) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The spelling …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIZE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cash prize (= a prize that is money ) ▪ The winner will …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOBY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOBY — US also boob [noun] [C] - a stupid personA booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the …
Cambridge English vocab
BOOBY — n. Any of six or seven species of large tropical seabirds (family Sulidae), named for their presumed lack of intelligence. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRIZE — n. Booker Prize 2002 Man Booker Prize Nobel Prize Pritzker Architecture Prize prize cases Pulitzer Prize
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRIZE — Synonyms and related words : Academy Award, Nobel Prize, Oscar, accolade, accord respect to, admire, adore, aim, ambition, apotheosize, appraise, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOBY — n 1. a breast. Term is considered childish. ("She got hit in the booby.") -adj 1. promiscuous. ("That girl is …
Slang English vocab
BOOBY
Slang English vocab
PRIZE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great , prestigious ▪ fabulous ▪ special ▪ ultimate ▪ The presidency is the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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