Dropping Daylight — Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Genres Alternative rock Years active 2001–present Labels A M/Octone … Wikipedia
Names of Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka is an island country that has been known by many names. The existence of the island has been known to the Indic, Chinese, Arabic, and Western civilisations for many millennia and the various names ascribed to the island over time… … Wikipedia
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drop names — When you drop names, you mention the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress others. There goes Jack dropping names again. People will get tired of listening to him! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drop a name / drop names — pretend you know famous people, name dropper He was dropping names at the interview Klein, Clinton, etc … English idioms
Name-dropping — is the practice of mentioning important people or institutions within a conversation,[1] story,[2] song, online identity,[3] or other communication. The term often connotes an attempt to impress others; it is usually regarded negatively,[1] and… … Wikipedia
Married and maiden names — Née redirects here. For other uses, see Née (disambiguation). A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name. The term maiden name is … Wikipedia
brand name-dropping — n. Attempting to impress others by frequently mentioning the brand names of goods that one owns. Example Citation: DotComGuy s year long experiment in self imposed isolation, e commerce and brand name dropping has finally come to an end and he s… … New words
drop names — see name dropping * * * drop ˈnames idiom to mention famous people you know or have met in order to impress others related noun ↑name dropping Main entry: ↑dropidiom … Useful english dictionary
name-dropping — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑mention, ↑reference * * * ˈname dropping noun … Useful english dictionary
