name-drop
[ neym-drop ]
verb (used without object),name-dropped, name-drop·ping.
to indulge in name-dropping.
Origin of name-drop
1First recorded in 1950–55
Words Nearby name-drop
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How to use name-drop in a sentence
Celebrity name-drop Comedian Amy Schumer, Pink, “fantastic dermatologist” Dr. Ellen Marmur.
Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ | Sean Macaulay | March 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCelebrity name-drop IMF chief Christine Lagarde, Oxygen founder “Gerry” Laybourne, ex–U.K. spymaster Dame Stella Rimington.
Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ | Sean Macaulay | March 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCelebrity name-drop Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Harvey Weinstein.
Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ | Sean Macaulay | March 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTo add more credibility to his purported scheme, he would name-drop that he was the father of the two-time Oscar winner.
Jodie Foster's Father Found Guilty California Housing Scam | Christine Pelisek | December 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
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