Meaning of one-up-womanship | Babel Free

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Noun. [C2]

Examples

“In the lounge, Lorenson was at a desk in the corner looking over his notes, and suppressing a smile at this bit of one-up-manship (or even worse, one-up-womanship) over Brewster.”

“Judith's self-irony easily beats Quincy's attempts at one-up-womanship.”

“This natural one-up-womanship manifests itself in many ways and at many levels in the workplace and needs to be understood by the leader so attentions can be equitably distributed to ensure a greater level of harmony.”

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