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(n) the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener

Outside, the designer name-dropping continues unabated via Bertoia chairs and Durat tabletops crafted from recycled plastic.
Sometimes he does not bother with name-dropping; he just gets a false beard or teeth from the novelty store and skips blithely into and out of trouble.
This week Columnist Lyons explained why name-dropping makes a successful column.

Video: Obama: Rory McIlroy thinks my golf game needs "some help"
President Obama joked about his golf game during remarks to Northern Ireland youth in Belfast, name-dropping professional golfer and Irishman Rory McIlroy.
on June 18, 2013 Source: CBS News
J-Kwon Returns W/ Hard-Hitting Pusha T & Odd Future Diss [Audio]
St. Louis rapper J-Kwon is back with a vengeance after taking ample time away from the music scene with a name-dropping diss record called "Pushing the Odds." [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
on June 13, 2013 Source: SOHH.com

"At one point, Sam stops talking and got really self-conscious," Palahniuk says. "He said, 'Listen to me. All I can say is blah, blah, blah Brad Pitt, blah, blah, blah Brad Pitt. It sounds like I have some weird name-dropping form of...
on May 10, 2010 By: Chuck Palahniuk Source: Vancouver Sun
"I think sometimes when you're losing a lot of frustration comes out," Manuel said. "Also a lot of finger-pointing or name-dropping."
on Aug 1, 2006 By: Charlie Manuel Source: ESPN