one-upmanship

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

upmanship

competition

Vertalingen

course à l’échalote

مزايدة

surenchère

course à l'échalote

demonstração de superioridade

una superioridad

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/(ˌ)wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp/

Etymologie (Engels)

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