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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: brownie points #40655 09/03/2001 4:52 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 The term Brownie points came to mean accumulating points for doing good things and is a positive expression. Not necessarily positive, as I understand it. It can also mean measuring "merit" by an compusive, computational and mechanical toting of minutia. Anyone else familiar with the derogatory usage? Is this an area where perhaps British and US usages differ? Dating may be a clue. The US Girl scouts were founding in 1912 and, as I understand, the Brownies somewhat later. Does the term brownie points predate this? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted brownie points Keiva 09/03/2001 3:58 PM Re: brownie points tsuwm 09/03/2001 4:07 PM Re: razing the bar Keiva 09/03/2001 4:17 PM Re: brownie points NicholasW 09/03/2001 4:25 PM Re: brownie points wwh 09/03/2001 4:32 PM Re: brownie points belMarduk 09/03/2001 4:31 PM Re: brownie points Keiva 09/03/2001 4:52 PM Re: brownie points tsuwm 09/03/2001 5:23 PM Re: brownie points rodward 09/04/2001 8:36 AM Re: brownie points jmh 09/04/2001 8:44 AM Re: brownie points Faldage 09/04/2001 1:05 PM Re: brownie points Keiva 09/04/2001 7:32 PM Re: brownie points belMarduk 09/04/2001 9:12 PM Re: brownie points TEd Remington 09/04/2001 12:23 AM Re: brownie points WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/2001 3:42 AM Re: brownie points Bobyoungbalt 09/05/2001 2:00 AM Re: brownie points maverick 09/05/2001 11:36 AM Re: brownie points Jackie 09/05/2001 3:35 PM the brown-nose files tsuwm 09/05/2001 3:47 PM Re: the brown-nose files Hyla 09/05/2001 4:04 PM Re: factotum Faldage 09/05/2001 6:23 PM Re: factotum tsuwm 09/05/2001 6:33 PM Re: factotum Faldage 09/05/2001 6:42 PM Re: factotum wow 09/05/2001 6:56 PM Re: factotum Hyla 09/05/2001 10:19 PM Re: the brown-nose files Bobyoungbalt 09/06/2001 1:55 AM Re: the brown-nose files Jazzoctopus 09/06/2001 9:05 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,371 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 14 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,200 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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