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