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name-checking

name-checking noun: synonym of name-dropping.

Noun

name-checking (countable and uncountable, plural name-checkings)

  1. Synonym of name-dropping.
    • We can expect tomorrow's second leaders' debate, which is all about international affairs, to take the name-checking to a whole new level.2010 April 21, John Plunkett, “The Guardian leaders' debate game”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    name-dropping

Synonyms of name-checking

Forms of name-checking

pluralname-checkings

Questions about name-checking

What does name-checking mean?
Name-checking means synonym of name-dropping.
What part of speech is name-checking?
Name-checking is a noun.
What is the plural of name-checking?
The plural of name-checking is name-checkings.

Words near name-checking in the dictionary

  1. name-card
  2. name-cards
  3. name-change
  4. name-check
  5. name-checked
  6. name-checking
  7. name-checks
  8. name-child
  9. name-children
  10. name-drop
  11. name-dropped

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