Meanings
- idiomaticpluralplural onlyThe 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 Time2 more examples
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 OnlineHe 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.
2023 January 25, Cem Davis tells Nick Brodrick, “A warm 'Waterloo family' welcome”, in RAIL, number 975, page 38
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 吹噓的資本 /吹嘘的资本
- 吹噓的資本 /吹嘘的资本 (chuīxū de zīběn)the prerogative to praise oneself
Finnish kerskailuoikeudet
- kerskailuoikeudetthe prerogative to praise oneself
French droit de se vanter
- droit de se vanterthe prerogative to praise oneself
Polish prawo do przechwałek
- prawo do przechwałekthe prerogative to praise oneself
Swedish skryträttigheter
- skryträttigheterthe prerogative to praise oneself
Cite this entry
bragging rights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bragging%20rights
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