( name-drops, name-dropping, name-dropped)
If you say that someone name-drops , you disapprove of them referring to famous people they have met in order to impress people.
The assistant carried on talking to his mate, name-dropping all the famous riders he knew...
I must stop saying everyone famous is a good friend. It sounds as if I’m name-dropping.
VERB : V n , V [ disapproval ]
• name-dropping
One can do a lot of name-dropping with names of the school’s parents. President Nixon sent his daughters there.
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