Name-dropping — definition

1. name-dropping (Noun)

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name-dropping (Noun) — The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener. ex. "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"

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mention reference

2. name-dropping (Verb)

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name-dropping (Verb) — Refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them.

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adverting bringing up citing mentioning naming referring
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