Brownie point

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approval, facetiously regarded as a unit of credit, that is gained, as from a superior, for a relatively unimportant act

Origin: < ? the notion that merit points are awarded to Brownie Girl Scouts

See Brownie point in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also brownie point

noun

An amount of credit considered as earned, especially by favorably impressing a superior. Often used in the plural.

Origin:

Origin: From the practice of awarding points for achievement to Brownies in the Girl Scouts

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