"merit badging" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: merit-badging [alternative]
Etymology: From merit badge + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|merit badge|ing}} merit badge + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} merit badging (uncountable)
  1. (scouting, US, rare, colloquial) The act of pursuing merit badges. Tags: US, colloquial, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Scouting

Alternative forms

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