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2 March
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English (US)
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What does name-dropping mean?
What does name-dropping mean?
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- English (US)
It means you mention someone by name,
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Name-dropping es cuando alguien usa el nombre de una persona famosa o poderosa en conversación así que todo el mundo sabe que conoce esa persona.
- English (US)
@crisslifer it's casually mentioning the names of famous people, or people of importance in order to impress others.
I rolled my eyes at his name dropping and celebrity adoration.
There was a lot of name dropping at the party.
She was name dropping the brand's of her clothing hoping it would impress us.
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@PeterinUK@AlaneT@Ivis_Ellowyn thanks 👍🏻
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