name dropping

noun

the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.

Origin:
1945–50

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

to indulge in name-dropping.

Origin:
1950–55

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name-dropping

—n
	informal the practice of referring frequently to famous or fashionable people, esp as though they were intimate friends, in order to impress others

'name-dropper

—n

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