name-dropping

NOUN /neɪm,drɑpɪŋ/
13 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N

name-dropping is a valid 13-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1A1M3E1-0D2R1O1P3P3I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does name-dropping mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener.

“the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it”