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name drop

name drop is the alternative form 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

Forms of name drop

third-person singular presentname drops
present participlename dropping
past participlename dropped
pastname dropped

Questions about name drop

What is name drop the alternative form of?
Name drop is the alternative form of name-drop.

Words near name drop in the dictionary

  1. name cards
  2. name change
  3. name changes
  4. name day
  5. name days
  6. name drop
  7. name dropped
  8. name dropper
  9. name droppers
  10. name dropping
  11. name droppings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: name drop (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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