one-up (someone)



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one-up (someone)

To make a point of outdoing, outperforming, outclassing, etc., someone. I hate telling stories around Jack because he always tries to one-up you with some fabulous anecdote of his own.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CarlyleKAHR-lielEnglish
PeonyPEE-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Barabal-Scottish
MaksMAHKSRussian
FreyjaFRAY-ah (Norse Mythology)Icelandic, Norse Mythology
AmÉ-Medieval French