'name-dropping' definitions:
Definition of 'name-dropping'
(from WordNet)
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"
Definition of 'name-dropping'
From: GCIDE
- name-dropping \name-dropping\ n. The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress one's listener. [WordNet 1.5]