Golden pineapple
As a slang expression , the golden pineapple is a fictitious prize that is awarded for a competition with an actually irrelevant outcome.
The term is mostly used for sporting events . For example, matches are referred to as a game for the golden pineapple if their outcome is no longer relevant for both teams or players because the decisions about championship, cup victory, qualification or relegation have been made before the game.
In football , this term is used especially for games on the last day of the game. While on the one hand the term underlines the insignificance of this game, on the other hand it always has a derogatory connotation for those involved: they do not (anymore) take part in the competition for the title they are actually striving for.
In Formula 1 , the person who sets the best time in Friday practice is often referred to as the winner of the golden pineapple , as the ranking in this practice has no influence on the starting grid and is therefore insignificant. There is also this designation for the best place outside of the points in the race.
Trivia
- On the other hand, a golden pineapple actually sits enthroned on the lid of the prize cup for the men's singles at the Wimbledon tennis championships .
- In the humanities and natural sciences, the counterpart to the golden pineapple is the yodel diploma invented by Loriot .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Steffen Dobbert: Germany - France 4: 2. In: The time . July 6, 2011, accessed August 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Gregor Derichs: Germany defends the golden pineapple. In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 10, 2010.
- ↑ VfL wins golden pineapple. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Rheinische Post , May 10, 2008.
- ^ Walter Delle Karth: Goals for Schumacher. In: The world . July 29, 2002, accessed August 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Kai Müller: How does the golden pineapple get on the cup? In: 20 minutes . June 29, 2015, accessed August 17, 2015 .
