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name-dropping

/ name-dropping /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener

"the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"

Type of:

mention reference

Semantic Complexity

48%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

2

Times Searched

2

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mention reference