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Name-dropping

Name-dropping Meaning & Definition
Name-dropping Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Name-dropping?

[n] 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"

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See Also | mention | reference

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