brownie point
brownie point noun: credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
Noun
brownie point (plural brownie points)
- Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
- You're really going to get some brownie points from the teacher for that fantastic essay!
- However, you get Brownie points for having spelled my names right—all of them, and the first time too!1967 November, Harriette Bailey Conn, “Women legislators”, in Ebony, page 14
Forms of brownie point
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Origin of brownie point
Unknown, but possibly from brownnose, and often associated with the points that Girl Guides or Girl Scouts at the Brownie level (ages six through eight) receive for doing specific tasks that when accumulated earn them badges (a sign of recognition) to wear on their Brownie Uniform. First use appears c. 1944 in the The Daily Item (Sunbury).
Questions about brownie point
- What does brownie point mean?
- Brownie point means credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
- What part of speech is brownie point?
- Brownie point is a noun.
- What is the plural of brownie point?
- The plural of brownie point is brownie points.
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