"name dropping" meaning in English

See name dropping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: name droppings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} name dropping (plural name droppings)
  1. Alternative form of name-dropping Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: name-dropping
    Sense id: en-name_dropping-en-noun-EsCjRpxC

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} name dropping
  1. present participle and gerund of name drop Alternative spelling of name-dropping Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: name drop Alternative spelling of name-dropping
    Sense id: en-name_dropping-en-verb-HQOCRw3x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

Inflected forms

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