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brownie
[ brou-nee ]
noun
- (in folklore) a tiny, fanciful, good-natured brown elf who secretly helps at night with household chores.
- a small, chewy, cakelike cookie, usually made with chocolate and containing nuts.
- Australian. a bread with currants, baked in a camp oven.
- Sometimes Brownie. a member of the junior division of the Girl Scouts or the Girl Guides, being a girl in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade and usually between six and eight years old.
brownie
1/ ˈbraʊnɪ /
noun
- (in folklore) an elf said to do helpful work at night, esp household chores
- a small square nutty chocolate cake
- history a bread made with currants
Brownie
2/ ˈbraʊnɪ /
noun
- See Brownie Guideanother name for Brownie Guide
- (formerly) a popular make of simple box camera
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Ever wondered why the effects of a pot brownie feel so much stronger than regular old smoking?
And, yes, that DOES sound like the ramblings of a DD loving adolescent who just consumed his first pot brownie.
From Palin to a brownie-husband-eating wife, a look back at some of Tina Fey's most memorable 'SNL' sketches.
She and her staff later celebrated with brownie bites and cake from Costco (not paid for at taxpayer expense, an aide points out).
No one wants to be the next Ray Nagin or Heckuva Job Brownie, looking disorganized after Katrina.
The great big dog is named Rover, the middle-sized one Brownie, and the little yellow curly one Wienerwurst.
He is even more full of mischief than Brownie and loves to run after all the other animals in the barnyard.
Under the big oak by the brook sat the three happy children with Rover, Brownie, and little yellow Wienerwurst.
Rover and Brownie and Wienerwurst lay curled up in their kennels, with their eyes tight shut.
Opening the big gate, she turned Brownie loose in the yard, while the man stood watching her, a baffled look upon his face.
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