one-upmanship

English

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Etymology

one-up +‎ -manship

Noun

one-upmanship (plural one-upmanships)

1. (idiomatic) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.

   They are bent on one-upmanship. I think it's hopeless to try to stop them.

   He always engaged in one-upmanship.

2. (idiomatic) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.

Translations

art or practice of outdoing an opponent

• French: course à l'échalote (fr) f

• Swedish: konsten att platta till ngn (psyka) (sv)

See also

• one up