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usage of the veb one-up Thu Apr 17, 2008 23:00 pm  usage of the veb one-up
 

As far as I know the verb 'to one-up' is used in colloquial American English. What about British, Irish or Canadian English. Is 'one-up' used in these Englishes too?

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