Namedropping is used to position oneself within a social hierarchy. It is often used to create a sense of superiority by raising one's status.
“拽人名”通常是为了在某个社会层级中确立自己的地位，通过提高自己的地位来建立一种优越感。
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Namedropping is the practice of mentioning important people or institutions within a conversation, story, song, online identity, or other communication.
“拽人名”指在谈话、故事、歌曲、网络身份或者其它交流中提及重要人物或机构的行为。
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He is a master at name-dropping and meaningless Hollywood doubletalk.