A person who always has a better story. If you killed six goats, he or she killed 23. Most of the time they will get angry because you told a story about ONLY killing 6 goats.
Person 1: Wow, this is a nice view. How much land do you own?
Person 2: Umm, I think about 69 acres.
Person 3(One upper): YOU own 69 acres!?!?!?! MY UNCLE OWNS 178!!
Person 2: Umm, I think about 69 acres.
Person 3(One upper): YOU own 69 acres!?!?!?! MY UNCLE OWNS 178!!
by Drew Workman January 3, 2008
Get the one upper mug.(n.) Someone who tries constantly to out-do your bad personal experiences with their own bad stories, which in their eyes, is always worse.
Me: Oh man, I just had the worst day at work! I got fired...
Tim: Oh, sorry about that. Mine wasn't too much better. I forgot to save a really long document before shutting down my computer. Such a bad day!
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Tim's a clear one-upper downer
Tim: Oh, sorry about that. Mine wasn't too much better. I forgot to save a really long document before shutting down my computer. Such a bad day!
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Tim's a clear one-upper downer
by The Communicator November 11, 2009
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A one upper is one who feels like they need to be better than everyone else, so they constantly "one-up" anything that anyone says.
Chad: Dude, I got a V-6 Mustang today, its Lime Green!
Todd: Oh, but I just got a Roush 'Stang with a supercharger thats laying down 400 to the wheels dawg.
Chad: -_- (gee what a one upper)
Todd: Oh, but I just got a Roush 'Stang with a supercharger thats laying down 400 to the wheels dawg.
Chad: -_- (gee what a one upper)
by Marcelo D. April 10, 2006
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someone who thinks they know everything, everyone, and has done everything you do, but better
-ADRIAN CLEEK OF DALLAS TEXAS
someone who thinks they know everything, everyone, and has done everything you do, but better
-ADRIAN CLEEK OF DALLAS TEXAS
-Guy 1 "I built a robotic roach the other day, look,"
-Adrian "So what, my class won a battle bots tourny because of my ideas on how to build it."
-Guy 1 "What is heat lightning again?"
-Adrian "Heat lightning is made when ice particles in the clouds rub together, then the friction it makes creates a lightning bolt"
-Teacher "It's a normal lightning bolt, but instead its red, and makes no sound...Adrian, dont try to be a one upper."
-Adrian "So what, my class won a battle bots tourny because of my ideas on how to build it."
-Guy 1 "What is heat lightning again?"
-Adrian "Heat lightning is made when ice particles in the clouds rub together, then the friction it makes creates a lightning bolt"
-Teacher "It's a normal lightning bolt, but instead its red, and makes no sound...Adrian, dont try to be a one upper."
by qwertyismyname January 6, 2008
Get the one upper mug.A person that "knows" about everything. This person has done everything you wish you had. If you saw it on television last night, he did it for a family vacation 2 years ago.
JON: I had the best BBQ Chicken last night.
ONE UPPER: Ya, I have the best bbq sauce recipe ever. I won an award for it at the fair a couple of years ago.
ONE UPPER: Ya, I have the best bbq sauce recipe ever. I won an award for it at the fair a couple of years ago.
by Waggs January 20, 2007
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(noun) origin - Jamaican 1980s. singular and plural.
1. An expression of support or encouragement.
2. An expression of remembrance.
(noun) origin - Jamaican 1980s. singular and plural.
1. An expression of support or encouragement.
2. An expression of remembrance.
by Bilbo Bigguns March 17, 2010
Get the one ups mug.Someone who needs to be better than you because of there insecurities. No matter what you say about anything they will top it.
Say Alec the great tells a story about saving one little panda cub from a three alarm house fire. Dominguez the "one upper" will then tell a story about how he saved Panda's from dying from extinction.
by jordanski April 7, 2008
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