(idiomatic, slang, originally, US, chiefly, in the plural) Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
(idiomatic, slang, originally, US, chiefly, in the plural) Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
You're really going to get some brownie points from the teacher for that fantastic essay!
No comments yet — say something.
Add your own interpretation of "brownie point".
The vocabulary of software engineers, AI researchers, and anyone living in a terminal or on GitHub — from LLM to MCP, CORS to vibe coding, agentic to enshittification.
See all Tech, Dev & AI slang on Slangora.
Browse all slang words starting with B.
(usually, countable, baking, originally, US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
(uncountable, baking, Australia, and, NZ) A sweet bread with brown sugar and currants.
(snooker, countable) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
(British) the perceived purchasing power of Britain’s Black and Asian minorities as a group.
(slang) A brownie made with marijuana.