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name-dropping
ˈname-dropping /ˈneɪm.drɒp.ɪŋ/ aep /-drɑː.pɪŋ/ noun [U] DISAPPROVING
► F0 the act of talking about famous people that you have met, often pretending that you know them better than you really do, in order to appear more important and special: » I find her name-dropping very irritating.Thesaurus+: ↑Quoting and making referencesˈname-ˌdrop verb [I]
ˈname-ˌdropper /ˈneɪmˌdrɒp.ər/ aep /-drɑː.pɚ/ noun [C]
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