merit badging

noun

The act of pursuing merit badges.

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Meanings

nounmerit badging (uncountable)

alternative merit-badging

  1. UScolloquialrareuncountablescoutingThe act of pursuing merit badges.

Origin

From merit badge + -ing.

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APA

merit badging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merit%20badging

MLA

“merit badging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merit%20badging. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merit badging,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merit%20badging.

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