name-dropping
noun1
The practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others.
- “The one thing I don't want anybody to do, the one thing I will not tolerate, is name-dropping. It's bad. Marlon Brando told me that.”1997, Chris Chase, Name Dropping, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 14:
- Related terms
- name-drop, namedrop, name drop, namedropper, drop