brownie point

Meaning

Noun

• Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.

Origin

• Unknown, but possibly from brownnose, and often associated with the points Girl Guides or Girl Scouts at the Brownie level (ages 6-8) receive for doing specific tasks that when accumulated earn them badges (a sign of recognition) to wear on their Brownie Uniform. Attested from the 1960s.