name-dropping

Speech parts

1. name-dropping - Noun

2. name-dropping - Verb

Meaning

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

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name dropping

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Examples

I do not trust those who are above name-dropping. The suppression of small vices always exacts too high a toll. Mignon McLaughlin

the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it Source: Internet

"A riveting read, despite flaws common to insider accounts: too much detail in some places and gratuitous name-dropping and score-settling in others. Source: Internet

For this, many people laud her for being true and raw, even if sometimes, it meant downright name-dropping people as high-profile as the father of Meghan Markle. Source: Internet

Similarly, name-dropping Chatroulette in a book isn’t funny, nor is mentioning Instagram, or filters. Source: Internet

They also mentioned Victoria Bernhardt and I suspect there is some name-dropping there. Source: Internet

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