<P> Brownie points in modern usage are a hypothetical social currency, which can be acquired by doing good deeds or earning favor in the eyes of another, often one's superior . </P> <P> A popular etymology is an allusion to the merit badges or six points obtained by Brownies for carrying out good deeds . Brownies were named after a kind of mythological elf that does helpful things around the house . </P>

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