One-upwomanship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One-upmanship among women. uncountable

    "In the afternoons, she watches TV, endless cycles of serials in which mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law engage in one-upwomanship."

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"In the afternoons, she watches TV, endless cycles of serials in which mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law engage in one-upwomanship."

Etymology

From one-up + woman + -ship, by analogy with one-upmanship.

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