ALL meanings of one-upmanship
one-up·man·ship
O o - noun one-upmanship 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
- noun one-upmanship trying to gain advantage 1
- uncountable noun one-upmanship If you refer to someone's behaviour as one-upmanship, you disapprove of them trying to make other people feel inferior in order to make themselves appear more important. 0
- noun one-upmanship the art or practice of achieving or maintaining an advantage over others, often by slightly unscrupulous means 0
- noun one-upmanship the practice of, or skill in, seizing an advantage or gaining superiority over others 0