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Merit System 

A system or policy whereby people are promoted or rewarded on the basis of ability and achievement rather than because of seniority, quotas, patronage, or the like.

merit badging 

Dude, stop merit badging and get your ass over here!

The woman lost her dildo so she began merit badging.
merit badging by J-Mac February 17, 2005

merit badge 

Used to describe the behavior of someone engaging in some activity just to be edgier-than-thou.
She's a girl scout lesbian. Just wants to get the merit badge, rebel enough to make the parents persnickety and then declare her undying love of cock at age 22.
merit badge by dzd September 1, 2004

merit-based 

"Merit-based" immigration system

Not too dark, way much lighter. More like Norway, less like Africa
Trump wants a "merit-based" immigration system.
merit-based by Viva la resistance January 16, 2018

Merit Boy 

Someone who looks like they'd be smart but ends up being a low to the mid-tier level threat. A merit boy will usually have a background of dominating the scene before falling off into foolery
Aye are you peeping Xavier's grades now, he turned into a merit boy for real.
Merit Boy by The 3-Point Menace November 24, 2021

Merit, Excellence, Integrity

( to be shortened to MEI): This is pretty self explanatory. It's what people who believe in DEI don't have.
Merit, Excellence, Integrity is the counter-concept to, you guessed it, DEI.