one-upmanship
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mənˌʃɪp 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.
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| informal the art or practice of achieving or maintaining an advantage over others, often by slightly unscrupulous means | |
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One-upmanship
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
Independent experts, however, caution against such nationalistic one-upmanship.
Mercifully, the candidate roster was exhausted before the one-upmanship moved to boiling and flaying.
Supersized yachts are the latest examples of one-upmanship among billionaires.
Whatever their origin, they all serve a purpose that goes beyond boasting or one-upmanship, experts say.
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