brownie point
noun
variants
often Brownie point
: a credit regarded as earned especially by currying favor (as with a superior)
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In her fervor to thwart ICE agents and score political brownie points, the governor is failing to do her job.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Without the structure of school, without the earning of brownie points, would musical achievement lose its meaning?
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Brownie points for extra energy savings.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
But those same supporters also remember running back Trevor Etienne leaving for Georgia two years ago, so these were easy brownie points.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Without the structure of school, without the earning of brownie points, would musical achievement lose its meaning?
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Brownie points for extra energy savings.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
But those same supporters also remember running back Trevor Etienne leaving for Georgia two years ago, so these were easy brownie points.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brownie point
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“Brownie point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brownie%20point. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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