badge of honor/pride
noun phrase
: a mark or expression of pride
He wore his ethnic heritage as a badge of honor/pride.
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Despite clearly being mocked by the long-running series, some of Trump's MAGA cohorts have characterized their depictions as a badge of honor.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu has shown no intention of backing down, and will wear whatever France, the UK, and any others force on him as a badge of honor.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
That Schaffer and his co-writers can keep up this level of dialogue to the point where the rather dumb plot really doesn’t matter is a kind of badge of honor, especially when fans recall the original could hardly be improved upon.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 July 2025
While some of us wear them as a badge of honor, others use various methods to try to erase them.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu has shown no intention of backing down, and will wear whatever France, the UK, and any others force on him as a badge of honor.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
That Schaffer and his co-writers can keep up this level of dialogue to the point where the rather dumb plot really doesn’t matter is a kind of badge of honor, especially when fans recall the original could hardly be improved upon.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 July 2025
While some of us wear them as a badge of honor, others use various methods to try to erase them.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
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“Badge of honor/pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badge%20of%20honor%2Fpride. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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