One-up-manship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of one-upmanship. alt-of, alternative

    "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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artartfulnessartificeascendancycanninesscleverness

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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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