Quote Originally Posted by cindysue
from merriam-webster (so, it's not Oxford)
"one-upmanship"
Pronunciation: "w&n-'&p-m&n-"ship
Variant(s): also one-ups·man·ship /-'&ps-m&n-/
Function: noun
: the art or practice of outdoing or keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor <engaged in a round of verbal one-upmanship>
CindySue - Tsk Tsk Tsk! Looking things up in the dictionary may LOOK like thesis work to the casual observer, but it does not fool us! Back to work, young lady!