Definition of booby prize in English English dictionary
A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance
At the end of the conference, they awarded him with a rubber chicken as a booby prize for complaining the loudest.
The booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in a competition. a prize given as a joke to the person who is last in a competition
{i} prize given to the person who finishes last in a competition, loser's consolation prize