English

Alternative forms

• one-upsmanship

Noun

one-upmanship ‎(plural one-upmanships)

1. (idiomatic) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.

   They are bent on one-upmanship. I think it's hopeless to try to stop them.

   He always engaged in one-upmanship.

2. (idiomatic) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.

Translations

See also

• one up
• gamesmanship
• brinksmanship