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one-upsmanship

one-one-up·man·ship
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wuhn wuhn-uhp-muh n-ship]
    • /wʌn ˈwʌnˈʌp mənˌʃɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wuhn wuhn-uhp-muh n-ship]
    • /wʌn ˈwʌnˈʌp mənˌʃɪp/

Definition of one-upsmanship word

  • noun one-upsmanship the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool. 1
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Origin of one-upsmanship

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; one up + -manship

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Parts of speech for One-upsmanship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of One-upsmanship

one-upsmanship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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