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one-upwomanship en · NOUN

Etymology

From one-up + woman + -ship, by analogy with one-upmanship.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) One-upmanship among women.
    • In the afternoons, she watches TV, endless cycles of serials in which mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law engage in one-upwomanship. 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 28: