one-upmanship
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Definition of one-upmanship
: the art or practice of outdoing or keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor engaged in a round of verbal one-upmanship
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one-upmanship
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English Language Learners Definition of one-upmanship
: behavior in which someone tries to get an advantage by doing, saying, or having better things than someone else
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