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Definition of name-drop in English:

name-drop

transitive verbtransitive verb name-drops, transitive verb name-dropping, transitive verb name-dropped

[with object]

  • Casually mention (the name of a famous person one knows or claims to know) in order to impress others.

    ‘the manager was name-dropping all of the celebrities who had dined at the tables right next to us’
    • ‘he fawned and name-dropped in order to ingratiate himself with his audience’

Pronunciation

name-drop

/ˈnāmˌdräp/ /ˈneɪmˌdrɑp/