brownie

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 23, 2011, at 2:18 PM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 02:16:53PM -0400, victor steinbok wrote:
>> OED brownie n.1 2.
>>
>> 2.  [ < the colour of their uniform.] A member of the junior section of the
>>> organization known as the ‘Girl Guides’. Also attrib.
>>
>> Not "Girl Scouts"??
>
> Not in the UK. When the entry is revised it'll incorporate US usage.
>
And as they say there (with a leer), "Boy scouts, girl guides".

LH

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