# one-upmanship

> English word · Noun · IPA /(ˌ)wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp/

## Definitions
1. The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.
2. A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.

## Etymology
From one-up + -manship, probably modelled after gamesmanship.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/one-upmanship