Brownie pointとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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brownie point (複数形 brownie points)

1. (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!

   • 1967 November, Harriette Bailey Conn, “Women legislators”, in Ebony‎^[1], page 14:

     However, you get Brownie points for having spelled my names right—all of them, and the first time too!

使用する際の注意点

• This term is often used sarcastically to highlight someone's sycophantic behaviour.

参照

• “brownie, n.1.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

参考

• house points

Further reading

• brownie points on Wikipedia.