A small inexpensive and cheaply made doll given as a prize for winning a game at an amusement park or fair or given as a consolation prize. A sarcastic term to denote a figurative prize (not actually given) for either accomplishing or not accomplishing a trivial goal, such as attempting to spell an easy word or guessing the answer to some trivial question.
A lamp with a base made out of a childerens toy. Commonly used in america after the depression period.
Is featured in the book "Of Mice And Men" by J. Steinbeck