Name-dropping is the practice of naming or alluding to important people and institutions within a conversation, story, song, online identity, or other communication.

What is name-dropping example?

That is an extreme example of name dropping, where we try to seem important by associating ourselves with well-known people. ... "The name dropping is when Susie is Bill Gates, and that's the first thing that comes up in a conversation," he said. "You're doing this as a way to manipulate people."

What is your name-dropping?

the act of talking about famous people that you have met, often pretending that you know them better than you really do, in order to appear more important and special: Her constant name-dropping is very irritating.