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356: 115: 46:) is the practice of naming or alluding to important people or institutions in order to indicate one's association with them. The term often connotes an attempt to impress others; it is usually regarded negatively, and under certain circumstances may constitute a breach of 152:
Name-dropping is also sometimes used in works of fiction to place a story in a certain historical timeframe, or to imply the involvement of a historical figure in the action (for example, in a story set during World War II, mentioning
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Name-dropping can also be used to identify people with a common bond. By indicating the names of people one knows, one makes known their
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to a level closer to that of those whose names they have dropped, and thus elevate themselves above, or into, present company.
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Wibberley, Leonard (24 February 1950), "It's Hard to Eradicate the Name-Dropping Pest",
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Use of the first name may be effective, as in the case of "Kingsley" for
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Donath, J.; Boyd, D. (2004), "Public displays of connection",
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Bixler, Susan; Dugan, Lisa Scherrer (2000), "Name-Dropping",
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Joseph Epstein, "A Nice Little Knack for Name Dropping" in
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Bauer, Harry C. (1960), "Bibliographic name-dropping",
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Index

Name-checked
NameDrop
professional ethics
online identity
argument
false authority
fallacy
social hierarchy
social status
social circle
appeal to authority
argumentation

adding to it
Kingsley Amis
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Homage


Los Angeles Times
"'Yeah, I work with Beckham': Issues of confidentiality, privacy and privilege in sport psychology service delivery"
archived
doi
10.1108/eb012326
doi
10.1023/B:BTTJ.0000047585.06264.cc
ISBN
978-1-58062-442-8

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