bragging rights

noun

: entitlement to boast about something

Examples of bragging rights in a Sentence

She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.
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Those who complete it will get an emblem and bragging rights, but as for those first completions, that should be later today. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 Alongside their bragging rights as the fan-favorite couple, the two split a $100,000 prize. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 July 2025 Ultimately, these statistics are just numbers on a page, fodder for awards-dork trivia (hi) and studio-head bragging rights. Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 July 2025 That marks an 11% year-over-year improvement and gives Bristol bragging rights for its best first-half MLB deliveries since 2017. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bragging rights

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bragging rights was in 1954

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“Bragging rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bragging%20rights. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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