Brownie
Pronunciation
- GenAm IPA: /ˈbɹaʊni/
- Rhymes: -aÊŠni
- Hyphenation: brown + ie
Full definition of brownie
Noun
brownie
(plural brownies)- A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
- 2000, Lori Gottlieb, Stick Figure: a diary of my former self, %22brownies%22+-intitle:%22brownie|brownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22brownie%22|%22brownies%22+-intitle:%22brownie|brownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZAgLT__MIe6hiAfZytTACQ&redir_esc=y page 173,...if she ever found out she was dying, she'd just eat brownies all day and night until the very end.
- 2005, Aaron Lazare, On Apology, %22brownies%22+-intitle:%22brownie|brownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RgsLT90C5bCJB4ejtbMJ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brownie%22|%22brownies%22%20-intitle%3A%22brownie|brownies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,On a Saturday afternoon, my wife bought her favorite treat for dessert that evening, a gourmet, nut-filled brownie.
- 2005, Steve Otto, Memoirs of a Drugged-Up, Sex-Crazed Yippie, %22brownies%22+beer+-intitle:%22brownie|brownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YRIMT4L2LaTSmAXj87SYBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brownie%22|%22brownies%22%20beer%20-intitle%3A%22brownie|brownies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 228,After cooking the brownies until we could smell the pot, we each ate a large brownie.
- (folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would do people's housework for them.
- 1908, Dinah Craik, The Adventures of A Brownie.
- 1985, The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 1, %22brownies%22+-intitle:%22brownie|brownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22brownie%22|%22brownies%22+-intitle:%22brownie|brownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_BILT9HLLa6diAfm_IC9CQ&redir_esc=y page 636,Stories were told of a brownie riding horseback to fetch the midwife at childbirth or helping his master to win at checkers.
- 2004, Justin Hocking, Jeffrey Knutson, Jared Jacang Maher (editors), Life and Limb: Skateboarders Write from the Deep End, %22brownies%22+beer+-intitle:%22brownie|brownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RgYMT4vtErCfmQX29YyvBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brownie%22|%22brownies%22%20beer%20-intitle%3A%22brownie|brownies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 37,There are no brownies in my house, though. I know because there's always a pile of dishes in the sink.
- (paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.