brownie
IPA: brˈaʊni
noun
- (usually countable, cooking, originally US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
- (uncountable, cooking, Australia and New Zealand) A sweet bread with brown sugar and currants.
- (countable)
- (folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
- (paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.
- (informal) A brown trout (Salmo trutta).
- (informal) A widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
- (ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.
- (Britain, Canada, Australia) A junior Girl Guide.
- (US) A junior Girl Scout.
- A nickname of the surname Brown.
- Alternative letter-case form of Brownie (“a girl in the first level of Girl Guides (US: Girl Scouts)”). [(Britain, Canada, Australia) A junior Girl Guide.]
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Examples of "brownie" in Sentences
- But as far as gratification, the brownie is always there.
- If this brownie is not a winner, I will not touch Dulce de Leche ever again!
- Stay tuned for next week where I will be participating (2 consecutive weeks, woo hoo!) in brownie buttons.
- Place in brownie pan or large pan and smash it all down (best technique is to put Saran Wrap over one pan and use another pan to squash it down).
- Yes, he might be doing this to gain brownie points, increase his audience size, and even, oh my god, I must say it, to someday increase his profit line.
- I think the minority that still thinks they win brownie points by acting snide are dinosaurs crowded in the last warm valley, and are waking up to how out of touch with reality they are.
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