NAME-DROPPING - Definition

Pronunciation:		'neym`drâping
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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"

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	See Also:	mention, reference

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Name-Dropping Economist John Kenneth Galbraith shares anecdotes and recalls unguarded quotes from the powerful and famous he has encountered in his long career in public service: Franklin Roosevelt, Albert Speer, Truman, Ike, John and Jackie Kennedy, Nehru, Gandhi, and others. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. more details ...