English Explanatory Dictionary

Ig Nobel Prize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An informal humorous award to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research.

Word forms

Ig Nobel Prize Ig Nobel Prizes

Etymology

Pun on ignoble and Nobel Prize.

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