namesmanshipn.

Brit.

/ˈneɪmzmənʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈneɪmzmənˌʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: name n., -manship suffix.

Etymology: < the plural of name n. + -manship suffix, after gamesmanship n.

colloquial.

The use of influential names in order to impress another person, name-dropping; skill in this practice.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > name-dropping > [noun]

name-dropping1945

namesmanship1964

1964 Amer. Speech 39 225 Namesmanship at sea.

1967 Economist 28 Oct. p. xxii/2 Namesmanship has been in, in Sweden, since the appearance this summer of Mr Ake Ortmark's book on ‘The Power Game in Sweden’.

1986 Amer. Way (Amer. Airlines In-flight Mag.) 21 Jan. 14 Clothes, because our society is so wrapped up in them, readily succumb to the ploys of namesmanship.

1996 CBS News Transcripts (Nexis) 4 Feb. The hunt for presidential delegates finally begins Tuesday in Louisiana where Republicans are playing a little namesmanship.

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

单词	namesmanship
释义	namesmanshipn. Brit. /ˈneɪmzmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈneɪmzmənˌʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: name n., -manship suffix. Etymology: < the plural of name n. + -manship suffix, after gamesmanship n. colloquial. The use of influential names in order to impress another person, name-dropping; skill in this practice. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > name-dropping > [noun] name-dropping1945 namesmanship1964 1964 Amer. Speech 39 225 Namesmanship at sea. 1967 Economist 28 Oct. p. xxii/2 Namesmanship has been in, in Sweden, since the appearance this summer of Mr Ake Ortmark's book on ‘The Power Game in Sweden’. 1986 Amer. Way (Amer. Airlines In-flight Mag.) 21 Jan. 14 Clothes, because our society is so wrapped up in them, readily succumb to the ploys of namesmanship. 1996 CBS News Transcripts (Nexis) 4 Feb. The hunt for presidential delegates finally begins Tuesday in Louisiana where Republicans are playing a little namesmanship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1964
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