dropping

Definition

  • noun: a piece of solid waste from an animal or bird
  • noun: something 'dropped'
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: falling, descending

Examples

  • She's always 'dropping names'. [=saying the names of famous people she knows to try to impress others]

  • He kept 'name-dropping' [='dropping names'] but no one was impressed.

  • There's an excessive amount of 'name-dropping' in his autobiography.

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