tin medal
n.— «If it doesn’t win today’s game with Czechoslovakia, it will finish fourth. For that, there’s not even a tin medal.» —“Sour Whine Even Stains Bronze Bid” by Dave Anderson New York Times Feb. 22, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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