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upsmanship

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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

up⋅man⋅ship

[uhp-muhn-ship]
Also, ups⋅man⋅ship [uhps-muhn-ship] .


Origin:
1960–65; shortening of one-upmanship
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