could someone please tell me what brownie points are?

Question

because my parents say it all the time and i have never ever known what they were talking about please help a confused 14 year old
thanx, enjoy you two points you just earned

Answer 1

They are like a "pat on the head". They aren't real points, they are just saying you did a good job. Or they may be being sarcastic, meaning you get brownie points instead of a real reward. Dictionary.com says this- Credit for a good deed, as in John earned a lot of brownie points for doing his boss's report for him. The term originated with the points earned for various achievements by the youngest group of the Girl Scouts, called Brownies. In the mid-1900s it was transferred to general use.

Now that I'm thinking about it, its sorta like the points we get here. They don't really count toward anything, even though they keep adding up.

Answer 2

“Brownie Points” are credit that you get for doing a good deed. In the Army we called them “at a boys.” If you take out the trash without having to be told to do this then you earn brownie points. Unfortunately it is not really worth anything, you can’t trade them in for a new bike. And one Ah **** (a bad deed) can clear out 100 or more brownie points.

When your parents tell you that you are earning “brownie points” they are saying you are doing good, but you aren’t getting much credit for it. In the final analysis “brownie points” aren’t worth anything, but you parents will appreciate it if you earn them.

It's like the 2 points I got for answering this question. Those 2 points won't get me much, but I hope I helped you, and I feel good about myself that I did try to help you. (So vote this as the best answer and give me 10 more brownie points).

Answer 3

This is an American term. It basically means doing something (or saying something) to win appeciation or favor or to settle a petty score with someone. Like:

1. He praised the teacher and won brownie points. (Won the appreciation or favor of the teacher by sucking up)

2. He argued with me just to win some brownie points (Win a petty argument just to settle a score with a person).

Either way, the phrase refers to something petty, pointless and immature. You can tell your parents you MEAN what you say and not trying to earn any brownie points !!! :-)

Answer 4

Well
Parents ++++++ [positive point for doing good]

Girl Friends ++++++[being one up]

Men +++++[ being one up with sex partners with there Buddy's]

Brownie Girl Scouting.....little patches for doing all the achievements in your work book

Answer 5

brownie points are trying to earn someones favor by kissing someones but

Answer 6

a person who sucks up to another person. or does something they don't have to do. like if you wash the dishes without being asked. you are earning brownie points with your mom. it just means she will think good of you for doing somehting you were not expected to do.

Answer 7

thank for the 2 points

Answer 8

Depends..some guys say it as a sexual term or parents may say it as a way that someone earns their liking of "favorism"...

Answer 9

I think it means something like... Points? Like if you did something good or said something right... you get points.

Jee, I'm not sure. That's what I think it is... So urrmm.. Check out what others wrote then.. :P I could be wrong.

Answer 10

Points you get when you run over a girl scout.