Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb 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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- verb Alternative spelling of
name-drop .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
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Examples
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If Larsen were a really cool boss, he'd namedrop the Pixies while firing Burroughs.
HUFFPOST HILL - Hill Staffers Fired For Behaving Exactly How You Think They Behave Eliot Nelson 2011
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Gena, I still snicker over the LOTU namedrop in another series about Immortals ...
Guest Author: Gena Showalter - The Darkest Whisper Nalini Singh 2009
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How often have academics been taken for their word simply because they namedrop their university, even when what they have to say is complete garbage?
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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Also, it's been suggested that I namedrop everyone drawn above for those with Google Alerts set up (though, sadly, I don't think Norton or Heinlein really do much ego surfing these days).
I'm on the hunt, I'm after you pabba 2009
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How often have academics been taken for their word simply because they namedrop their university, even when what they have to say is complete garbage?
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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How often have academics been taken for their word simply because they namedrop their university, even when what they have to say is complete garbage?
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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How often have academics been taken for their word simply because they namedrop their university, even when what they have to say is complete garbage?
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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How often have academics been taken for their word simply because they namedrop their university, even when what they have to say is complete garbage?
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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How often have academics been taken for their word simply because they namedrop their university, even when what they have to say is complete garbage?
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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How often have academics been taken for their word simply because they namedrop their university, even when what they have to say is complete garbage?
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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