@ademan @parker For ESL people seeing this later:
A Brownie or broonie in Scots, also known as urisk/ùruisg in Scottish Gaelic, is a legendary household spirit or fairy popular in folklore around Scotland and England (especially the north, though more commonly hobs have this role). They may also be called brùnaidh or gruagach depending on the region.
In folklore, Brownies are said to inhabit houses, especially in the unused corners of the home, and aid in tasks around the house.
“Fairies are racist” is an interesting take.
@opal @parker @ademan @thendrix I only know about brownies because of spiderwick chronicles
But honestly I thought that "brownies" in girl scouts just referred to the dessert, because they're small and sweet. The one right before it is "daisies" and then after those two it just sounds super generic.
Scouts in general has become super pozzed over the past few years though so I'm not surprised they're doing this.
I looked up a text reference for those that care, but just a quick web search. Didn’t really dig.
https://wordhistories.net/2018/04/10/brownie-girl-scout-origin/