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one-upmanship
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one-up·man·ship
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mənˌʃɪp
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noun
the
art
or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.:
the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
Also,
one-ups·man·ship
/
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mənˌʃɪp
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.
Also called
upmanship
,
upsmanship.
Origin:
1950–55;
one up
+
-manship
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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one-upmanship
(wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp)
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n
informal
the art or practice of achieving or maintaining an advantage over others, often by slightly unscrupulous means
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