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bragging rights

bragging rights noun: the prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.

Noun

bragging rights pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.
    • Worth as much as $900 million, he estimates, the author clearly thinks he has earned bragging rights, and he intends to exercise them.2008 July 3, Andrea Sachs, “Business books (review of How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis)”, in Time
    • It won't be remembered as a classic in the pantheon of great South Wales derbies, but nobody on the Cardiff City side of the divide will care as their team secured the first ever set of Premier League bragging rights in the Welsh capital.2013 November 3, Delme Parfitt, “Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win”, in Wales Online
  2. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Honor or prestige.

Questions about bragging rights

What does bragging rights mean?
Bragging rights means the prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.
What part of speech is bragging rights?
Bragging rights is a noun.

Words near bragging rights in the dictionary

  1. braggiest
  2. braggin'
  3. bragginess
  4. bragging
  5. bragging on
  6. bragging rights
  7. braggingly
  8. braggings
  9. braggish
  10. braggishly
  11. braggishness

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