brownie
brow·nie
noun
Origin
From brownie (“a helpful elf”). Specifically, inspired by the story "The Brownies" by Juliana Horatia Ewing (published in 1870, The Brownies and Other Tales), in which two children, Tommy and Betty, learn that children can be helpful brownies or lazy boggarts. But compare with Dutch kabouter (“a very young female member of the scout movement”) (literally, a "gnome").
Phrases
- Alice B. Toklas brownie
- brownie point
- county brownie
- funny brownie
- hash brownie
- pot brownie
- weed brownie
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