One-up

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of one up. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of one up. alt-of, alternative

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"If the real purpose of all the uproar about sweatshop labor in the Third World is to allow college students and professors to feel morally one-up on businesses that are providing much-needed jobs in poor countries, then it accomplishes that purpose."

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