name-drop

[ neym-drop ]

/ ˈneɪmˌdrɒp /

verb (used without object), name-dropped, name-drop·ping.

to indulge in name-dropping.

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Nearby words

name tape, name the day, name-brand, name-caller, name-calling, name-drop, name-dropper, name-dropping, nameable, nameboard, namecheck

Origin of name-drop

First recorded in 1950–55

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