name-drop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [neym drop]
- /neɪm drɒp/
- /neɪm drɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [neym drop]
- /neɪm drɒp/

Definitions of name-drop word

intransitive verb name-drop mention famous person to impress 2
verb without object name-drop to indulge in name-dropping. 1
verb name-drop to mention the name of (famous or fashionable people) in order to impress others -1
verb name-drop If you say that someone name-drops, you disapprove of them referring to famous people they have met in order to impress people. 0

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Origin of name-drop

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Name-drop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Name-drop

name-drop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.