In the yakuza community, a sick liver is a badge of honor, something that a proud samurai like Goto brags about in his memoirs.
In the same way, some young people convicted of serious crimes wear their notoriety as a badge of pride, something that gives them street cred among their peers.
It is a badge of honor, something Auriemma has conferred through the years on players like Rebecca Lobo, Jen Rizzotti, Kara Wolters, Svetlana Abrosimova, Shea Ralph and notably Diana Taurasi.
Computer proficiency is kind of badge of honor, something that, since the dawn of computing platforms, has been earned through effort, time and mental labor.
On the one hand, it's a badge of pride – something that, as a country, we just seem to be really fucking good at.
So the byline is serving a new function, not just a badge of authorship but something like a conventioneer's identification badge, lacking only the words "Hello, My Name Is".
Getting by on four or five hours is seen as a measure of strength -- a badge of honor -- something to be remarked upon and admired by others.
"It is a badge of honour to learn something here, no matter where it comes from".
"The tax we contribute to the exchequer should be a badge of honour rather than something that we are trying to hide".
Now that being a geek is a badge of honour rather than something to be embarrassed about, comedians such as Bec Hill can exult in their unashamed nerdiness.
