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name-dropping

[ neym-drop-ing ]

noun

  1. the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.


name-dropping

noun

  1. informal.
    the practice of referring frequently to famous or fashionable people, esp as though they were intimate friends, in order to impress others
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞苍补尘别-藢诲谤辞辫辫别谤, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of name-dropping1

First recorded in 1945鈥50
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Example Sentences

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He talked about Rwanda, Venezuela and China 鈥 and occasionally dropped in references to the United States, at one point name-dropping Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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It sets the stage for backstabbing, strained loyalties, romantic possibilities and plenty of name-dropping 鈥 albeit with considerably less curse words than the original 鈥淪uits.鈥

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The conversation consisted of him endlessly name-dropping and asking zero questions about me.

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The bad news is, and this is funny 鈥 I鈥檓 name-dropping 鈥 but David Coverdale texts me funny things all the time; I鈥檝e been friends with him a long time.

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I found the clinging to celebrity and the name-dropping uncomfortable and I found myself embarrassed for my father, which is a terrible feeling.

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