name-drop

intr.v., -dropped, -drop·ping, -drops.

To mention casually the names of illustrious or famous people in order to imply that one is on familiar terms with them, intended as a means of self-promotion.

namedropper name'-drop'per n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - det at nævne navne på kendte personer for at antyde at man kender dem personligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
indruk maken met namen van bekende kennissen

Français (French)
v. intr. - émailler son discours/sa conversation de noms de personnalités, célèbres (supposées connues de la personne)

Deutsch (German)
v. - bekannte Namen fallen lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναφέρω γνωστά ονόματα για να κάνω φιγούρα

Italiano (Italian)
citare nomi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - citar nomes de pessoas famosas, para fins de autopromoção

Русский (Russian)
хвастаться своими связями

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - mencionar nombres famosos para darse importancia

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skryta över att vara bekant med kända personer

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
频频提到名人借以自抬身价

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 頻頻提到名人藉以自抬身價

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 유명한 사람의 이름을 함부로 부르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 有名人の名を無断で使用する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذكر اسماء مشاهير يعرفهم المتحدث او يدعي ذلك ليبهر الآخرين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זרק שמות, התפאר ע"י אזכור היכרותו עם אנשים חשובים‬

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