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namedrop

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v. i.1.To refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire so as to impress them; same as to drop names.
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Verb1.namedrop - refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"


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The BBC pundit, speaking on The Last Word with Today FM, said: "I hate to namedrop but I was having a drink with Steven Gerrard at a function on Saturday night and we talked about Robbie Keane.
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