gold cups

Champion's drinking awards

Gold cups are trophies or ceremonial drinking vessels made of or resembling gold, awarded as prizes or used for formal occasions.

The term also refers to buttercup, a wildflower with glossy yellow petals that look like small golden cups: The meadow was bright with gold cups in spring.

Related

champion · prize · gleaming · podium · raised high · awards ceremony · award · medal · victory · tournament · horse racing · Kentucky Derby · brass · silver · engraved · ceremony · pedestal · shine

Opposites
material/value

gold cupstin cups

Small metallic drinking vessels

plastic cups · paper cups · wooden cups · ceramic cups

award ranking

gold cupswooden spoons

Carved kitchen stirrers

silver cups · wooden spoon · last place · silver medals · participation trophies

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G