Booker Prize
Definition
An annual literary award, officially the Booker Prize for Fiction, given for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
Formerly known as the Man Booker Prize (until 2019), it is one of the most prestigious accolades in contemporary literature, often launching authors to international fame.
Examples
Winning the Booker Prize felt like her manuscript had finally escaped the slush pile purgatory.
He spent the evening arguing which overlooked gem deserved the Booker Prize more than the actual winner.
Her bookshelf sagged under Booker Prize winners, a testament to her impeccable taste—or her aversion to beach reads.
The Booker Prize announcement turned a quiet dinner party into a heated debate over literary snobbery.