name-drop
verb[IorT]
disapprovinguk/ˈneɪmˌdrɒp/us/ˈneɪmˌdrɑːp/totalkaboutfamouspeoplethat you havemet, oftenpretendingthat youknowthembetterthan you really do, inordertoappearmoreimportantandspecial:
提及名人显要（通常夸大熟识程度）以显示身价He has anexasperatingtendencyto name-drop.他有一种令人恼火的倾向，喜欢故作无意提到名人显要以显示身价。
Thecompanylikesto name-dropfamousclients,includingthe US andRussianpresidents.该公司喜欢提及自己的知名客户，包括美国和俄罗斯总统。
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name-dropping
- I don't like to name-drop, but Ioncehaddinnerat Mel Gibson'shouse.
- When hestoodtospeak, he name-droppedshamelessly.
- He may have name-dropped, but hisfriendshadnamesworthdropping.
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- pseudonymous
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
- untitled