"namecheck" meaning in English

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        "(transitive, intransitive) To name-drop."
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          "sense": "to name-drop",
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        "(transitive, intransitive, music, especially in jazz) To announce the name of a person before they play a solo."
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      "sense": "to name-drop",
      "word": "(den Namen) erwähnen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to name-drop",
      "word": "den Namen fallen lassen"
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