The house spirit in Scottish superstition He is called in England Robin Goodfellow At night he is supposed to busy himself in doing little jobs for the family over which he presides Farms are his favourite abode Brownies are brown or tawny spirits, in opposition to fairies, which are fair or elegant ones (See Fairies ) It is not long since every family of considerable substance was haunted by a spirit they called Browny, which did several sorts of work and this was the reason why they gave him offerings on what they called `Browny's stone ' - Martin: Scotland
The Brownies is a junior version of the Girl Guides in Britain for girls between the ages of seven and ten, or of the Girl Scouts in the United States for girls between the ages of six and eight. A Brownie is a girl who is a member of the Brownies. a thick flat chocolate cake
Brand name of Kodak's first consumer box cameras The BROWNIE is the original consumer camera, developed by George Eastman in 1888
{i} good imp, good leprechaun; junior member of the Girl Scouts; type of baked chocolate snack
An imaginary good- natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping
Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them. chocolate brownies. a tray of brownies
1- a hypothetical currency, which can be accrued by doing good deeds or earning favour in the eyes of another, often one's superior.2- a notional credit for something done to please or win favour
disapproval If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it. They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians. An amount of credit considered as earned, especially by favorably impressing a superior. Often used in the plural. to get praise for something you have done after trying to make someone have a good opinion of you