Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-upwomanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: one-up-wom-an-ship
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One-upmanship among women.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the afternoons, she watches TV, endless cycles of serials in which mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law engage in one-upwomanship."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: one-up
Suffix: woman

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does one-upwomanship mean?: One-upmanship among women.
Where does one-upwomanship come from?: From one-up + woman + -ship, by analogy with one-upmanship.

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