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oneupsmanship
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one-up⋅man⋅ship
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ˈwʌnˈʌp
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
/
ˈwʌnˈʌps
mənˌʃɪp
/
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[
wuhn
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uhps
-m
uh
n-ship
]
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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. 2009.
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