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If you have to design something, choose things that we need as opposed to frivolous things that we might just want for a month or two for bragging rights.
Saul Griffith

Meaning of "bragging rights" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRAGGING RIGHTS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAGGING RIGHTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bragging rights is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRAGGING RIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bragging rights in the English dictionary

The definition of bragging rights in the dictionary is notional privileges that are gained by defeating a close rival.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRAGGING RIGHTS

braeheid
Braemar
braes
brag
Braga
Brage
Bragg
Bragg´s law
braggadocio
braggadocious
braggart
braggartism
braggartly
bragged
bragger
bragging
braggingly
braggy
Bragi
bragly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRAGGING RIGHTS

animal rights
Bill of Rights
bright lights
brights
Christmas lights
civil rights
hazard warning lights
heights
highlights
human rights
knights
lights
nights
northern lights
rights
sights
the bright lights
thoughts
tights
traffic lights
voting rights

Synonyms and antonyms of bragging rights in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bragging rights» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRAGGING RIGHTS

Find out the translation of bragging rights to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bragging rights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bragging rights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吹牛的权利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los derechos de fanfarronear
570 millions of speakers

English

bragging rights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डींग मारने का अधिकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقوق المفاخرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

права хвастовства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divulgação dos direitos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রাজিং অধিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

droit de se vanter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hak bercakap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prahlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自慢する権利
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자랑 권리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bragging rights
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền khoe khoang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்பெருமை உரிமைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बढाई अधिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Övünme hakları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diritti di vanteria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bicie rekordów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

права хвастощів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

drepturile fanfaronadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κομπορρημοσύνη δικαιωμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spog regte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skryta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bragging rights
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bragging rights

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAGGING RIGHTS»

The term «bragging rights» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.369 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAGGING RIGHTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bragging rights

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3 QUOTES WITH «BRAGGING RIGHTS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bragging rights.
1
Brendan Fraser
I'm just glad that I have bragging rights to working with Bugs and Daffy.
2
Saul Griffith
If you have to design something, choose things that we need as opposed to frivolous things that we might just want for a month or two for bragging rights.
3
William Perry
The rivalry is huge between South Carolina and Clemson. It's major bragging rights; one of the most intense things I've been a part of.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAGGING RIGHTS»

Discover the use of bragging rights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bragging rights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bragging Rights: A Season Inside the Sec, College Football's ...
An inside look at the SEC's most prominent programs as they unfolded during the 1999 season, this book includes in-depth profiles of the league's top players and best coaches. 22 photos.
Richard Ernsberger, Jr., 2001
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Bragging Rights: The Dallas-Houston Rivalry
With opinions from taste-makers and power brokers from every sector of both towns, Bragging Rights determines definitively that whether you hang your hat in Houston, dwell in Dallas, or just wonder what the fuss is about, you’ll agree ...
Carolyn Kneese, John DeMers, 2014
3
Wwe Bragging Rights
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Timoteus Elmo, 2012
4
The Business of Antiques: How to Succeed in the Antiques World
Bragging rights. The cap has zero intrinsic value: Would you wear a $14,000 cap to mow the lawn? No. The collector will display this cap prominently in his home as a testament to his own shrewdness. The buyer didn't walk on the moon, but ...
Wayne Jordan, 2012
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Games' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Players, Pawns, and ...
While the end result of a game can mean anything from prize money to a championship, many game victories simply mean the victor has bragging rights. This aspect alone is enough of a motivation for people to win. To be able to give Ted ...
Ben H. Rome, 2013
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The Enchanted Opera: Supernaturally Enchanting and ...
ntroducing Bragging Rights!” “We want Bragging Rights! We want Bragging Rights!” the audience chanted. “Bring them on stage. Woo! Hoot! Rock us!” The audience continued to shout, “We want Bragging Rights!” The band members stood in ...
Novene Thomas, 2013
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The Imitation of Saint Paul: Examining Our Lives in Light of ...
2 Corinthians 10:12–18 When I worked as the editor of a world missions newsletter, some agencies insisted on their bragging rights. For example, if we reported a breakthrough for the gospel somewhere in the world, occasionally we would be ...
Jim Reapsome, 2013
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Backlash II: More Tales Told by Hunters, Fishermen and Other ...
By tradition, so old the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, the development of newer bragging rights terminates those of the person previously enthroned. When someone catches a bigger trout and can produce a photo, the displaced ...
Galen Winter, 2011
9
No, Women Are from Mars and Men Have a Penis: The Truth ...
The person whose team fares best wins, sometimes winning money, but always winning bragging rights. Bragging rights in pools are distantly related to bragging rights of the common citizen who will watch, with limited interest in the case of ...
Dave Francis, 2002
10
Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native
I know you have a winning hand! c. I've never seen such luck! He always has a winning hand. Have bragging rights Being the first or best at something, which gives you the "right" to brag about it. a. Some people overdo their bragging rights. b.
Boye Lafayette De Mente, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAGGING RIGHTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bragging rights is used in the context of the following news items.
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Admirals claim Auckland bragging rights over Swarm
The West Auckland Admirals have claimed crosstown bragging rights after downing the Botany Swarm 7-2 in Avondale. While their glory was ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Kites claim bragging rights on Lake Garda
A real mix of foiling craft competed for bragging rights in the Long Distance Races at Foiling Week 2015 over the weekend of 4 - 5 July at Lake ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
3
Finals day beckons as Letchworth win derby bragging rights with …
Letchworth Garden City claimed the local bragging rights as they defeated Stevenage in the quarter-final of the Readers Herts County T20 Cup. «Hertfordshire Mercury, Jul 15»
4
Which twin walked away with bragging rights?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- The Harrison Twins played against each other for the first time ever out at NBA Summer League. There was some ... «WTVQ, Jul 15»
5
64 PONIES BATTLE FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS IN THE GREAT …
'Precious Moments' and Ella Davison followed up their winning performance on Friday night in the Hunter Nations Cup by posting a score of 85 ... «Angelstone Tournaments, Jul 15»
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CRICKET: Eastcombe gain bragging rights over Stroud
EASTCOMBE won by eight wickets to move up to third in the SDCA Premier League clash against Stroud. The stars of the show this time were ... «Stroud News and Journal, Jul 15»
7
Randell Jones: Revolutionary bragging rights
Some of us were looking forward to celebrating a certain anniversary, the 200th, actually, especially as it falls on the Fourth of July weekend. «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
8
GOLF: Chris wins family bragging rights as he is crowned Belton …
Sunday dawned overcast and blustery as the gentlemen golfers from Belton Park rose to compete over two rounds of the beautifully manicured ... «Grantham Journal, Jul 15»
9
EFF has bragging rights to making a political statement
The “fire eaters” own the bragging rights to making a statement. So today the red machine descended on Marikana to lay criminal charges ... «News24, Jul 15»
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Revolutionary bragging rights
Dr. Maclean's 1814 slate monument for the South Fork Boys (left) severely weathered, its original inscription captured in a companion ... «Morganton News Herald, Jul 15»

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