Meanings
nounone-upwomanship (uncountable)
- uncountableOne-upmanship among women.
In the afternoons, she watches TV, endless cycles of serials in which mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law engage in one-upwomanship.
2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 28
Origin
From one-up + woman + -ship, by analogy with one-upmanship.
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