Oxford Dictionary English name-dropping nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈneɪm drɒpɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈneɪm drɑːpɪŋ// [uncountable] (disapproving) Celebrity news Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe act of mentioning the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress other people See related entries: Celebrity newsSee name-dropping in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: name-dropping oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
