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name-drop
[ neym-drop ]
/ ËneÉȘmËdrÉp /
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verb (used without object), name-dropped, name-drop·ping.
to indulge in name-dropping.
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Origin of name-drop
First recorded in 1950â55
Words nearby name-drop
name-brand, name-caller, name-calling, namecheck, name day, name-drop, name-dropper, name-dropping, nameless, namely, Namen
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How to use name-drop in a sentence
Celebrity Name-Drop Comedian Amy Schumer, Pink, âfantastic dermatologistâ Dr. Ellen Marmur.
Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandbergâs âLean Inâ|Sean Macaulay|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEASTCelebrity Name-Drop IMF chief Christine Lagarde, Oxygen founder âGerryâ Laybourne, exâU.K. spymaster Dame Stella Rimington.
Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandbergâs âLean Inâ|Sean Macaulay|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEASTCelebrity Name-Drop Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Harvey Weinstein.
Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandbergâs âLean Inâ|Sean Macaulay|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEASTTo add more credibility to his purported scheme, he would name-drop that he was the father of the two-time Oscar winner.
Jodie Foster's Father Found Guilty California Housing Scam|Christine Pelisek|December 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST