upmanship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of upmanship
First recorded in 1960–65; shortening of one-upmanship
Example Sentences
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In the Oedipal upmanship of military dynasties, Patton's father, the ivory-pistoled mystic brute of World War II, was a tough act to follow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rabin and Peres are both masters of upmanship.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although not vengeful, Rose: My Life in Service has the unmistakable markings of an exercise in British upmanship.
From Time Magazine Archive
The speakers engaged in a kind of nervous one- upmanship in tribute to God and the G.I.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the cool breeze of night set in, neighboring families pulled up plastic lawn chairs to conduct “chair committee” and casually meander over the day’s events without rancor or argument or constant one- upmanship.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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