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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Each team must make a donation in order to compete, with the winning team earning not just bragging rights, but the opportunity to select the organization that will receive the money raised. Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025 Guessing the song in as few attempts as possible might earn you bragging rights. Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Points mainly confer bragging rights, but pilots can also exchange them for items that make life at the front more bearable. Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 In doing so, The Pitt denied Apple TV+ bragging rights for taking two of the biggest awards of the night (The Studio won Outstanding Comedy Series), which would have been a first for the streamer and a clear signifier that the tech company could hang. Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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