Usually means: Outdoing someone in conversation competitively.
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  1. one-upping: Merriam-Webster
  2. one-upping: Wordnik
  3. one-upping: Wiktionary
  4. one-upping: Dictionary.com
  5. one-upping: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See one-up as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (One-up)

verb:  Alternative form of one up [(idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.]
noun:  Alternative form of one up [(especially in phrases like "get one up on someone") An advantage over someone.]
▸ Also see one-up


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