name-drop
name-drop · name-drops · name-dropped · name-dropping
Namen erwähnen, Namen fallenlassen
To casually mention a well-known or illustrious person or the titles of their works,…To casually mention a well-known or illustrious person or the titles of their works, often implying familiarity or association, especially in order to impress others, increase one's status, or to appear knowledgeable or fashionable.
Meaning
1 sensesTo casually mention a well-known or illustrious person or the titles of their works, often implying familiarity or association, especially in order to impress others, increase one's status, or to appear knowledgeable or fashionable.
Namen erwähnen, Namen fallenlassen
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
casually mention a well-known person:
Origin
From name + drop.From name + drop.
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Forms
name-drops, name-dropping, name-dropped, name-dropped| Base form | name-drop · to name-drop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | name-drops |
| Present participle | name-dropping |
| Past simple | name-dropped |
| Past participle | name-dropped |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedname-dropping
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle