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name-drops

name-drops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of name-drop.

Meaning of name-drop

Verb

name-drop (third-person singular simple present name-drops, present participle name-dropping, simple past and past participle name-dropped)

  1. (ambitransitive) 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.
    Synonyms:
    namecheck

Questions about name-drops

What is name-drops the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Name-drops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of name-drop.

Words near name-drops in the dictionary

  1. name-dropped
  2. name-dropper
  3. name-droppers
  4. name-dropping
  5. name-droppings
  6. name-drops
  7. name-giving
  8. name-givings
  9. name-letter effect
  10. name-letter effects
  11. name-sake

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Adapted from Wiktionary: name-drops (page history and authors); name-drop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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