Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-upsmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
one-ups-man-ship
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of one-upmanship.

Etymology

From one-up + -s- + -manship.

Inflected Forms

one-upsmanships (plural)

Questions

What does one-upsmanship mean?
Alternative form of one-upmanship.
Where does one-upsmanship come from?
From one-up + -s- + -manship.

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