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