bragging rights

[ brag-ing rahyts ]

/ ˈbræg ɪŋ ˌraɪts /

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plural noun

the presumed right to brag or boast, often associated with winning a contest of skill, as cooking or fishing.

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Origin of bragging rights

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby bragging rights

Bragg, braggadocio, braggadocious, braggart, bragger, bragging rights, Bragg scattering, Bragg's law, braggy, Bragi, Brahe

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How to use bragging rights in a sentence

Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Can they determine that individual citizens should not have access to rights provided by the Constitution?
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For example, there is a vast discussion afoot upon the questions that centre upon Property, its rights and its limitations.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
And we will also settle and assure the particular rights and interests of every planter and adventurer.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
But sharper and closer anxieties than any connected with rights to lands and homes were pressing upon Alessandro and Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
It is therefore our duty, sir, to protect our principal, and we cannot consent to abate one jot or tittle of our rights.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
By doing so the natural parents lose all personal rights and are relieved from all legal duties.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

British Dictionary definitions for bragging rights

bragging rights

pl n

notional privileges that are gained by defeating a close rival

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