NAME-DROPPING: Meaning and related words

We found 17 dictionaries that define the word name-dropping:

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name-dropping: Merriam-Webster
name-dropping: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
name-dropping, name-dropping: Collins English Dictionary
name-dropping: Vocabulary.com
Name-Dropping, Name-dropping, name-dropping: Wordnik
name-dropping: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
name-dropping: Wiktionary
name-dropping: Infoplease Dictionary
name-dropping: Dictionary.com
name-dropping: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Name-dropping: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
name-dropping: Rhymezone
name-dropping: FreeDictionary.org
name-dropping: Mnemonic Dictionary
name-dropping: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun: The practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others.

Similar:

namedropping, name-checking, name-calling, shout-out, send out, noti, touting, shout, innuendo, buzz-phrase, more...

Opposite:

humility, modesty, discretion

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