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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.

Hypernyms

  • Cite
  • Refer
  • Advert
  • Name
  • Bring Up
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