one-upwomanship

English

Etymology

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

Noun

one-upwomanship (uncountable)

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