2007-10-01 12:47:02 · 4 answers · asked by lavender_x_bloom 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
"I went to the club, and everyone waited for hours....I got right in..cause you know, I know Diddy and he's got pull there." That is name dropping. Using the name of famous or important people casually in conversation in a way to impress others.
It never impresses me.
2007-10-01 12:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The act of inserting the name of any obscure cultural institution into a conversation in an effort to accelerate the building of rapport with someone, or to make one's self appear to be more important. Typically considered by intelligent people to be a negative habit.
mentioning someone (usually 'famous') in a conversation to imply that you are best friends with said person in lame hope of appearing cool by association
2007-10-01 12:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by Aisha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mentioning the names of popular or famous people in a conversation, thereby implying that you know them, and that you are good friends with them.
An indirect way of bragging about who you know.
2007-10-01 12:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can mean 2 thing. one is you forget the name of someone and call them another name. but the more common defintion is when someone names people to sound more cool. as in, I went to a club and _____ was there and he totaly looked at me!! (just to look more cool)
2007-10-01 12:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋