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lohdutuspalkinto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rebound noun The bouncing back of an object after it hits something.

Senses

lohdutuspalkinto is used for these senses in English:

  • booby prize (idiomatic) A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
  • consolation prize An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.
  • rebound (colloquial) A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently ended romantic relationship.
  • wooden spoon (idiomatic, chiefly, Australia, New Zealand) An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.

rebound — full definition

  1. noun The bouncing back of an object after it hits something.
  2. noun A recovery after a setback, illness, or downturn.
  3. noun A romantic relationship entered into soon after a breakup, mainly to help get over the previous one.
  4. noun In basketball, a recovery of the ball after a missed shot.
  5. verb To bounce back after hitting something, or to recover after a setback.

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