Definitions for name-dropping

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

name′-drop`ping(n.)

  1. the mention of famous or important people as friends or associates in order to impress others.

Origin of name-dropping:

1945–50

name′-drop`per(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. name-dropping(noun)

    the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener

    "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"

Wiktionary

  1. name-dropping(Noun)

    The practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, often subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others.


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