NAME-DROP


Meaning of NAME-DROP in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb

Etymology: back-formation from name-dropper & name-dropping

: to engage in name-dropping

we name-drop in order to establish some contact with a tradition more acceptable than our own — Clifton Fadiman

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.