The practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others.

present participle of name-drop

The use of abusive or insulting language.

(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the, informal) The essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose.

(chemistry) A chemical reaction named after its discoverers.

(zoology) In zoological nomenclature, a name which is formally published, but which had already been used for another taxon; this second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced.

A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households. / A genericized trademark. / A very well-known public figure.

(idiomatic) An intensifier used with questions.

A collection of rules followed by a set of names which allow users to deduce useful information, based on the names' character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed; such as Manhattan's East-West streets being called "Streets" and its North-South streets being called "Avenues".

(informal) famous or celebrated; well-known.