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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The Yankees had big plans when the 2024 World Series kicked off—and fans were hoping the team would regain its bragging rights as the best in Major League Baseball. Bychris Morris, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 The winning team gets a photo opp with the golden trophy — and all the bragging rights. Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 The battle for East Coast-West Coast bragging rights heads to the baseball diamond with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers set to battle in the 2024 World Series. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024 If the early audience data holds up—if anything, there is likely to be a slight uptick in overall deliveries once the final live-same-day numbers are issued—this will mark the first World Series game to earn bragging rights as one of the year’s top 100 broadcasts since 2019. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024 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 2 Dec. 2024.

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