name-dropping

/neɪm ˌdrɑpɪŋ/
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Definitions of name-dropping
  1. noun
    the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener
    “the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it”
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    type of:
    mention, reference
    a remark that calls attention to something or someone
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