0 to talk 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:
He has an exasperating tendency to name-drop.
The company likes to name-drop famous clients, including the US and Russian presidents.
I don't like to name-drop, but I once had dinner at Mel Gibson's house.
When he stood to speak, he name-dropped shamelessly.
He may have name-dropped, but his friends had names worth dropping.
