one-upmanship

[ wuhn-uhp-muhn-ship ]

/ 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

[wuhn-uhps-muhn-ship]. /ˈwʌnˈʌps mənˌʃɪp/.

Also called upmanship, upsmanship.

Origin of one-upmanship

First recorded in 1950–55; one up + -manship

Words nearby one-upmanship

one-track mind, one-trick pony, Onetti, one-two, one up, one-upmanship, one-way, one-way mirror, one way or another, one-way ticket, one-woman

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Example sentences from the Web for one-upmanship

Too often we focus on one-upmanship and demonization of those whose points of view are different from our own.
Roland Martin Made Mistakes in Tweets Deemed Antigay but Is No Homophobe|Phill Wilson|February 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The gesture strikes me as hostile, and vaguely chauvinistic; how pathetic, I think, that his impulse is one-upmanship.
The Art of Silence|Casey Schwartz|May 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A call girl's idea of one-upmanship—which is far more beneficial to the men she sees—is being more discreet than the next girl.
Call Girls Out-Class Mistresses|Tracy Quan|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for one-upmanship

one-upmanship

/ (wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp) /

noun

informal the art or practice of achieving or maintaining an advantage over others, often by slightly unscrupulous means

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单词	one-upmanship
释义	one-upmanship [ wuhn-uhp-muhn-ship ] / ˈwʌnˈʌp mənˌʃɪp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR one-upmanship ON THESAURUS.COM 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]. /ˈwʌnˈʌps mənˌʃɪp/. Also called upmanship, upsmanship. Origin of one-upmanship First recorded in 1950–55; one up + -manship Words nearby one-upmanship one-track mind, one-trick pony, Onetti, one-two, one up, one-upmanship, one-way, one-way mirror, one way or another, one-way ticket, one-woman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for one-upmanship Too often we focus on one-upmanship and demonization of those whose points of view are different from our own. Roland Martin Made Mistakes in Tweets Deemed Antigay but Is No Homophobe\|Phill Wilson\|February 16, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The gesture strikes me as hostile, and vaguely chauvinistic; how pathetic, I think, that his impulse is one-upmanship. The Art of Silence\|Casey Schwartz\|May 6, 2010\|DAILY BEAST A call girl's idea of one-upmanship—which is far more beneficial to the men she sees—is being more discreet than the next girl. Call Girls Out-Class Mistresses\|Tracy Quan\|December 6, 2009\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for one-upmanship one-upmanship / (wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp) / noun informal the art or practice of achieving or maintaining an advantage over others, often by slightly unscrupulous means Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to one-upmanship gamesmanship, cunning, artfulness, competition, cutthroat, bettering, cageyness, canniness, outfoxing, outsmarting, outwitting, rivaling
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one-upmanship

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