name-dropper
Example Sentences
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He joins a class taught by Gene, a washed-up name-dropper — he makes restaurant reservations as “Neil Patrick Harris” — who has covered the walls of his acting studio with posters of plays he produced, directed and starred in, including a gray-haired turn as Peter Pan.
From New York Times
Baker is an All-Star name-dropper, having casually mentioned interactions with 11-time NBA champ Bill Russell, basketball Hall of Famer Moses Malone and John F. Kennedy Jr. in recent months.
From Washington Times
Baker is an All-Star name-dropper, having casually mentioned interactions with 11-time NBA champ Bill Russell, NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone and John F. Kennedy Jr. in recent months.
From Seattle Times
He’s also an Olympic-level name-dropper.
From Washington Post
These conversations later furnished him with a rich store of anecdotes that enabled him to become an accomplished raconteur and an Olympic-class name-dropper.
From Scientific American
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