What does one-up-manship mean?
One-up-manship means Alternative form of one-upmanship..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of one-upmanship..
In the lounge, Lorenson was at a desk in the corner looking over his notes, and suppressing a smile at this bit of one-up-manship (or even worse, one-up-womanship) over Brewster.
In truth, he'd passed me by with a devilish grin on his face and a look of challenging one-up-manship.
Ebiz.com also developed a culture of time one-up-manship‚ in which employees challenged each other to stay for longer and longer hours.
Use one-up-manship when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
One-up-manship means Alternative form of one-upmanship..
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In the lounge, Lorenson was at a desk in the corner looking over his notes, and suppressing a smile at this bit of one-up-manship (or even worse, one-up-womanship) over Brewster.
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