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Name-Dropping

nounid 98242·updated May 18, 2026
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the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener

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Variants

plural
Name-Droppings
possessive
Name-Dropping's
pluralpossessive
Name-Droppings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener
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