To exaggerate the truth in order to make oneself look better, to "one up" another persons story in order to look or appear as more educated or interesting.
When one person recounts a story, and the other says "No, no, in my town, the same thing happened but it was bigger than that". This is a common Duchi tactic.
(noun): extortion tool disguised as book and used ad nauseam (2.5 yrs +) by Samantha Markle in her unsuccessful shakedown of her half sister, The Duchess of Sussex, and The Royal Family; con.
char·la·tan duch·ess - (noun) A name coined in 2018 for Meghan Markle upon her marriage to Prince Henry of Wales. A worldwide movement ensued with social media battle lines drawn between Markle supporters and those behind the hashtag of #Megxit, #NotMyDuchessEVER! #NotMyDuchess and #CharlatanGrifter.