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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Incase that’s not enough bragging rights, BBQ enthusiasts will be thrilled to hear that Kansas City is launching The Museum of BBQ, the first museum in the world dedicated entirely to barbecue. Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 By virtue of a 3-1 win over MDC last month, the Patriots owned bragging rights. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties each can boast bragging rights of having the most billionaires — 23 apiece — while Broward notches four on the 2025 list released in April. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025 Carl Anka: In a season when league positions are below expectation and the chase for silverware looks fraught, local bragging rights might actually mean more. Carl Anka, New York Times, 6 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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