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Definition of
one-upmanship noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
one-upmanship
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌwʌn ˈʌpmənˌʃɪp
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
disapproving
)
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the skill of getting an advantage over other people
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one-upmanship
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