the art of one-upmanship

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• One-upmanship — is the art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. The term originated as the title of a book by Stephen Potter, published in 1952[1] as a follow up to The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (or the Art of Winning Games without… …   Wikipedia

• one-upmanship — one′ up′manship or one′ ups′manship n. the art or practice of maneuvering for or gaining the advantage in a competitive relationship, as through status symbols or displays of superiority • Etymology: 1950–55 …   From formal English to slang

• one-upmanship — /wun up meuhn ship /, n. 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… …   Universalium

• one-upmanship — noun a) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. They are bent on one upmanship. I think its hopeless to try to stop them. b) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor. He always engaged in one upmanship …   Wiktionary

• one-upmanship — also one upsmanship noun Date: 1952 the art or practice of outdoing or keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor < engaged in a round of verbal one upmanship > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• one-upmanship —    This term refers to the art of gaining and keeping an advantage over other people.     He s a successful man, but his one upmanship has left him with few friends …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• one-upmanship — /wʌn ˈʌpmənʃɪp / (say wun upmuhnship) noun the art or practice of achieving or demonstrating superiority over others by the acquisition of privileges, status symbols, etc. Also, oneupmanship …  

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