bragging rights

[ brag-ing rahyts ]

plural noun

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

bragging rights

plural noun

1. notional privileges that are gained by defeating a close rival

Word History and Origins

Origin of bragging rights¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

On that cold rainy day, Zendaya doppelgänger Zainab Bansfield took home the coveted $40 prize, hair care products and bragging rights.

From Salon

The only consolation left, approaching the end of a frustrating season, was a bowl game and bragging rights.

From Los Angeles Times

You want bragging rights, you want your biases confirmed, you want a totally unscientific, more than a little opinionated ranking of Los Angeles neighborhoods by walkability.

From Los Angeles Times

"Attending a concert is a mix of bragging rights, being a conformist and being part of the scene," he says.

From BBC

Although Jodie Foster has bragging rights to just about every entertainment accolade there is — including leaving her mark alongside film legends who've come before her at her hand and footprint ceremony in April — there's been one key award she'd yet to claim, until now.

From Salon