namedrop

namedrop is the alternative spelling of name-drop.

Meaning of name-drop

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

(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

namedrop (plural namedrops)

An instance of name-dropping.
- [Adam Gopnik] moves in the kind of circles that allow him to drop casual lines into conversation such as: “As John Updike once said to me …”, although he has the nervy Jewish self-consciousness to follow that with “… if you’ll forgive the namedrop.”2017 December 8, Hadley Freeman, “Adam Gopnik: ‘You’re waltzing along and suddenly you’re portrayed as a monster of privilege’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Verb
third-person singular present	namedrops
present participle	namedropping
past participle	namedropped
past	namedropped
Noun
plural	namedrops

What does namedrop mean?: Namedrop means an instance of name-dropping.
What is namedrop the alternative spelling of?: Namedrop is the alternative spelling of name-drop.
What part of speech is namedrop?: Namedrop is a noun.
What is the plural of namedrop?: The plural of namedrop is namedrops.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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