noun Date: 1950 the practice of seeking to impress others by studied but apparently casual mention of prominent persons as associates, name-drop intransitive verb name-dropper noun
NAME-DROPPING
Meaning of NAME-DROPPING in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012