name-dropping /ˈneɪmˌdrɑːpɪŋ/ noun Learner's definition of NAME-DROPPING
[noncount]
: the act of trying to impress someone by saying the names of well-known people that you know or have met提及所认识的名人以引起别人注意 — name-drop
/ˈneɪmˌdrɑːp/ verb name-drops; name-dropped; name-dropping [no object] — name-dropper
/ˈneɪmˌdrɑːpɚ/ noun, plural name-droppers [count]