name-drop
verb [ I or T ] disapproving uk/ˈneɪmˌdrɒp/ us/ˈneɪmˌdrɑːp/
提及名人显要（通常夸大熟识程度）以显示身价
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. 他有一种令人恼火的倾向，喜欢故作无意提到名人显要以显示身价。
The company likes to name-drop famous clients, including the US and Russian presidents. 该公司喜欢提及自己的知名客户，包括美国和俄罗斯总统。
See: name-dropping
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- 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.