name-dropn.

Brit.

/ˈneɪmdrɒp/, U.S.

/ˈneɪmˌdrɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: name-drop v.

Etymology: < name-drop v. Compare earlier name-dropper n., name-dropping n.

Originally U.S.

An instance of name-dropping; a casual mention of the name of a famous or prominent person, made in order to impress others.

ΚΠ

1951 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 11 Jan. 6/7 It is certainly natural that promoters of concert, television and radio would attempt to corral Miss Truman, if she sang no better than Donald Duck, merely for the name-drop value.

1964 K. J. Shapiro Bourgeois Poet 24 Those oil men in the silent elevator, like princes with..their soft hats and their name-drops.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 May 13 ‘Vanderbilt and I tried everything,’ said florist Jerry Geary, the Pimlico neighbour... It is not such an arrant name-drop.

1995 New Yorker 30 Jan. 95/1 If you think it's a flashy little name-drop, buying into Joyce for the sake of intellectual glamour, fair enough.

2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 18 Feb. ‘I also get on excellently with Mick Jagger.’ Nice name drop.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

name-dropv.

Brit.

/ˈneɪmdrɒp/, U.S.

/ˈneɪmˌdrɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: name n., drop v.

Etymology: < name n. + drop v. Compare slightly earlier name-dropper n., name-dropping n.

1. intransitive. To indulge in name-dropping; to mention the name of a famous or prominent person, in order to impress others.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > name-dropping > name-drop [verb (intransitive)]

name-drop1945

to drop (a person's) name1947

1945 Washington Post 4 Oct. 14/5 Quite a number of former servicemen will be able to go home and say..‘As the President said to me..’ ‘That time I was dancing with Margaret Truman..’ and these fellows won't be just name dropping either.

1955 J. D. Salinger Franny in New Yorker 29 Jan. 30/3 There's an unwritten law that people in a certain social or financial bracket can name-drop as much as they like just as long as they say something terribly disparaging about the person as soon as they've dropped his name.

1959 I. Ross Image Merchants (1960) v. 94 Newsom does not even have to name-drop. The PR man who can avoid that indulgence has truly arrived.

1969 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 18/3 Mr Walters can name-drop better than most when it comes to generals and film stars.

1985 R. Ingalls Three of Kind 12 They name-dropped with everyone, they could no longer talk about anything except the last time they's seen James or Edward.

2. transitive. To mention (a person's name, the title of a work, etc.) in order to impress or to appear knowledgeable or fashionable.

ΚΠ

1948 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3 Sept. 3/7 In desperation after failing to evoke receptivity by repeatedly name-dropping Franklin Roosevelt, Henry searched helplessly for some established political names with which to sanctify himself by association.

1975 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 62 186 The chapters are fact thick (he name-drops over 500 play and film titles).

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 Jan. m1 She has been namedropped as a possible selection to head the National Endowment for the Arts.

1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Mar. 54/2 ‘My friend, Al Gore,’ he name-drops.

1998 Daily Tel. 3 Apr. 37/1 Passengers have suffered in silence as drivers of traditional black cabs..name-dropped the famous they have driven round the bend.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	name-drop
释义	name-dropn. Brit. /ˈneɪmdrɒp/, U.S. /ˈneɪmˌdrɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: name-drop v. Etymology: < name-drop v. Compare earlier name-dropper n., name-dropping n. Originally U.S. An instance of name-dropping; a casual mention of the name of a famous or prominent person, made in order to impress others. ΚΠ 1951 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 11 Jan. 6/7 It is certainly natural that promoters of concert, television and radio would attempt to corral Miss Truman, if she sang no better than Donald Duck, merely for the name-drop value. 1964 K. J. Shapiro Bourgeois Poet 24 Those oil men in the silent elevator, like princes with..their soft hats and their name-drops. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 May 13 ‘Vanderbilt and I tried everything,’ said florist Jerry Geary, the Pimlico neighbour... It is not such an arrant name-drop. 1995 New Yorker 30 Jan. 95/1 If you think it's a flashy little name-drop, buying into Joyce for the sake of intellectual glamour, fair enough. 2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 18 Feb. ‘I also get on excellently with Mick Jagger.’ Nice name drop. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). name-dropv. Brit. /ˈneɪmdrɒp/, U.S. /ˈneɪmˌdrɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: name n., drop v. Etymology: < name n. + drop v. Compare slightly earlier name-dropper n., name-dropping n. 1. intransitive. To indulge in name-dropping; to mention the name of a famous or prominent person, in order to impress others. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > name-dropping > name-drop [verb (intransitive)] name-drop1945 to drop (a person's) name1947 1945 Washington Post 4 Oct. 14/5 Quite a number of former servicemen will be able to go home and say..‘As the President said to me..’ ‘That time I was dancing with Margaret Truman..’ and these fellows won't be just name dropping either. 1955 J. D. Salinger Franny in New Yorker 29 Jan. 30/3 There's an unwritten law that people in a certain social or financial bracket can name-drop as much as they like just as long as they say something terribly disparaging about the person as soon as they've dropped his name. 1959 I. Ross Image Merchants (1960) v. 94 Newsom does not even have to name-drop. The PR man who can avoid that indulgence has truly arrived. 1969 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 18/3 Mr Walters can name-drop better than most when it comes to generals and film stars. 1985 R. Ingalls Three of Kind 12 They name-dropped with everyone, they could no longer talk about anything except the last time they's seen James or Edward. 2. transitive. To mention (a person's name, the title of a work, etc.) in order to impress or to appear knowledgeable or fashionable. ΚΠ 1948 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3 Sept. 3/7 In desperation after failing to evoke receptivity by repeatedly name-dropping Franklin Roosevelt, Henry searched helplessly for some established political names with which to sanctify himself by association. 1975 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 62 186 The chapters are fact thick (he name-drops over 500 play and film titles). 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 Jan. m1 She has been namedropped as a possible selection to head the National Endowment for the Arts. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Mar. 54/2 ‘My friend, Al Gore,’ he name-drops. 1998 Daily Tel. 3 Apr. 37/1 Passengers have suffered in silence as drivers of traditional black cabs..name-dropped the famous they have driven round the bend. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951v.1945
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