"wooden spoon" means: A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
wooden spoon
A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Still worked up from yest. Need to finish some things but I got permission to spank my cunt to edge with a wooden spoon… can’t wait. Thank you @dpraved.bsky.social
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BlueskyMay 2026
Wooden spoon meets saucepan . . .
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BlueskyMay 2026
If true Sami Zayn has been absolutely assfucked by the fed. He was single-handedly responsible for the most recent popularity boom and they won't push him past the upper midcard and they want him to take a pay cut? Fu…
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Australia
#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS
A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
For parents
"wooden spoon" means: A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
"wooden spoon" means: A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
Cluster: eat
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“Still worked up from yest. Need to finish some things but I got permission to spank my cunt to edge with a wooden spoon… can’t wait. Thank you @dpraved.bsky.social”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(Cambridge University slang, dated) The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
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“Wooden spoon meets saucepan . . .”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If true Sami Zayn has been absolutely assfucked by the fed. He was single-handedly responsible for the most recent popularity boom and they won't push him past the upper midcard and they want him to take a pay cut? Fuck Triple H and TKO up the ass with a wooden spoon”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Australia
#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(idiomatic, chiefly, Australia, New Zealand) An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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