| NOUN | communication | name-dropping | the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener |
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| Meaning | The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener. | |
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| Example | "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it" | |
| Broader | mention, reference | A remark that calls attention to something or someone |
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