one-up-womanship

English

Noun

one-up-womanship (plural one-up-womanships)

1. Alternative form of one-upwomanship
   • 2002, Johnny John Heinz, Means to an End, →ISBN, page 94:

     In the lounge, Lorenson was at a desk in the corner looking over his notes, and suppressing a smile at this bit of one-up-manship (or even worse, one-up-womanship) over Brewster.

   • 2013, Claudia Barnett, Wendy Wasserstein: A Casebook, →ISBN, page 150:

     Judith's self-irony easily beats Quincy's attempts at one-up-womanship.

   • 2016, A. Kakabadse, L. Lee-Davies, Leading for Success: The Seven Sides to Great Leaders, →ISBN, page 188:

     This natural one-up-womanship manifests itself in many ways and at many levels in the workplace and needs to be understood by the leader so attentions can be equitably distributed to ensure a greater level of harmony.