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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The stakes are somehow ridiculously low—the winner essentially just receives bragging rights, along with a comically ugly metal bust of Davies’s head—and incredibly high, for comedians looking to boost their notoriety. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025

Contributor Mary Holland and staff writer Tori Latham assembled a package of expeditions that could land you the ultimate bragging rights—a place in the record books. —Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 3 May 2025

The winner gets bragging rights and a street named in their honor. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bragging rights

• acolytes
• ammonites
• amorites
• analytes
• andesites
• appetites
• argillites
• astrocytes
• belemnites
• bryophytes
• canaanites
• carmelites