英语词汇“namedrop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you try to impress someone by mentioning a famous person you once met, you namedrop. To namedrop is looked down upon, so if you're cousins with Beyoncé, keep it to yourself!

If a celebrity's name comes up naturally in conversation, it's fine, but if you namedrop by artificially inserting the famous name — bringing up the story of the movie star you saw at the library over and over, for example — it can become annoying. Namedropping is a way of showing off, trying to impress someone or prove your own superiority.

WORD FAMILY

namedrop

USAGE EXAMPLES

Lawmakers cite her; celebrities namedrop her; fringe movements style themselves her heirs; scores of Twitter users swipe her visage as their avatar.

Salon(Oct 06, 2014)

You don't determine whether you want to work with someone based on what they can do for you or how much they can namedrop.

The Guardian(Mar 07, 2013)

And that’s when we decided to get into the heated exchange, and I decided to namedrop.

Forbes(Dec 29, 2011)

v refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them

Hyper

advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer

make reference to

单词	namedrop
释义	namedrop (once / 5909656 pages) v When you try to impress someone by mentioning a famous person you once met, you namedrop. To namedrop is looked down upon, so if you're cousins with Beyoncé, keep it to yourself! If a celebrity's name comes up naturally in conversation, it's fine, but if you namedrop by artificially inserting the famous name — bringing up the story of the movie star you saw at the library over and over, for example — it can become annoying. Namedropping is a way of showing off, trying to impress someone or prove your own superiority. WORD FAMILY namedrop USAGE EXAMPLES Lawmakers cite her; celebrities namedrop her; fringe movements style themselves her heirs; scores of Twitter users swipe her visage as their avatar. Salon(Oct 06, 2014) You don't determine whether you want to work with someone based on what they can do for you or how much they can namedrop. The Guardian(Mar 07, 2013) And that’s when we decided to get into the heated exchange, and I decided to namedrop. Forbes(Dec 29, 2011) v refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them Hyper advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer make reference to
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