Definition of "bragging rights" [bragging rights]

• The prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic. (noun)

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• "YouTube videos, Second Life client hacks, Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks, SQL injection exploits and web site security vulnerabilities - a sort of Internet-enabled alternate reality game for hackers with bragging rights among the families of Second Life at stake."
• "His son was cheated of the bragging rights of having a pater triumphator, but he was entitled to call himself Thurinus."
• "If what youre buying is bragging rights that you do goodand those have value, therefore its justified in terms of your imposition on the shareholderswell, in that case you dont deserve the bragging rights."