name-droppingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈneɪmˌdrɒp.ɪŋ/us/ˈneɪmˌdrɑː.pɪŋ/disapprovingthe act of talking about famous people that you have met, often pretending that you know them better than you really do, in order to appear more important and special:
Her constant name-dropping is very irritating.
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Quoting & making references
- above
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- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
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- touch on/upon sth
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name-drop
verb [ I ] uk/ˈneɪmˌdrɒp/us/ˈneɪmˌdrɑːp/
name-dropper
noun [ C ] uk/ˈneɪmˌdrɒp.ər/us/ˈneɪmˌdrɑː.pɚ/