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one-upmanship

[wuhn-uhp-muhn-ship]

one-up·man·ship

[wuhn-uhp-muhn-ship]
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 [wuhn-uhps-muhn-ship] .
Also called upmanship, upsmanship.


Origin:
1950–55; one up + -manship
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one-upmanship (wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp)
 
n
informal the art or practice of achieving or maintaining an advantage over others, often by slightly unscrupulous means

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