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From one-up + -manship, probably modelled after gamesmanship.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one-upmanship
one-up·man·shipToday it means: The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. Full definition →
Today it means: The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. Full definition →
From one-up + -manship, probably modelled after gamesmanship.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.