Namedrop (Verb)
Meaning
Refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- He was namedropping celebrities all night at the party in an attempt to impress the guests.
- My aunt starting namedropping her connections to try and influence the company's hiring decision in her favor.
- At the business dinner, he kept namedropping Harvard alumni to make himself sound more impressive.
- She was notorious for namedropping actors she met once at a party to boost her social status.
- By namedropping influential people in the industry, he hoped to get his project noticed by investors.