Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bragging rights

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: brag-ging rights
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.

noun

Honor or prestige.

Example Sentences

"Worth as much as $900 million, he estimates, the author clearly thinks he has earned bragging rights, and he intends to exercise them."
"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."
"He is talking to RAIL immediately after his station regained its traditional position as 'Britain's busiest' […], and there is no disguising his delight. "The bragging rights are once again Waterloo's," he grins."

Questions

What does bragging rights mean?: The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.

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