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 Definitions of name-dropping  [ɪm]  

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Definition of 'name-dropping' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) name-dropping
the mention of famous or important people as friends or associates in order to impress others.

Etymology:  (1945–50)

Definition of 'name-dropping' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) name-dropping
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"

'name-dropping' - Nearby Entries  

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