merit badge

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English

WOTD – 8 February 2024

Etymology

Merit badges of the Boy Scouts of America sewn on to a sash.

From merit +‎ badge.[1][2]

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Noun

merit badge (plural merit badges)

  1. (originally and chiefly US, scouting) An embroidered cloth patch awarded to a youth member of the Boy Scouts of America or other scouting organization who successfully completes an activity within an area of study (the badge bearing an image representing the activity), which is either sewn on to the sleeve of the scout's uniform or a sash worn with the uniform; hence, the award itself.
    Synonym: (archaic or obsolete) badge of merit
    Coordinate term: proficiency badge

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  1. ^ “merit badge, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2023.
  2. ^ “merit badge, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

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