oneupmanship

/W AH1 N AH1 P M AH0 N SH IH0 P/
noun
  1. 1

    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.”

  2. 2

    A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.

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