Upsmanship
[wuhn-uhp-muh n-ship] /ˈwʌnˈʌp mənˌʃɪp/
noun
1.
the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one’s rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.:
the one-upmanship of getting into the president’s car pool.
noun
1.
one-upmanship.
one-upmanship
/wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp/
noun
1.
(informal) the art or practice of achieving or maintaining an advantage over others, often by slightly unscrupulous means
one-upmanship
up front
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