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brownie points

brownie points is the plural of brownie point.

Meaning of brownie point

Noun

brownie point (plural brownie points)

  1. (idiomatic, in plural, slang) 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!

Questions about brownie points

What is brownie points the plural of?
Brownie points is the plural of brownie point.

Words near brownie points in the dictionary

  1. Brownian noise
  2. Brownian ratchet
  3. Brownian ratchets
  4. brownie
  5. brownie point
  6. brownie points
  7. brownier
  8. brownies
  9. browniest
  10. brownification
  11. brownified

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