name–drop·ping 
/ˈneɪmˌdrɑ:pɪŋ/ noun
/ˈneɪmˌdrɑ:pɪŋ/ noun [noncount] : the act of trying to impress someone by saying the names of well-known people that you know or have met
▪ There's an excessive amount of name-dropping in his autobiography.
▪ There's an excessive amount of name-dropping in his autobiography.
— name–drop /ˈneɪmˌdrɑ:p/ verb, name–drops; name–dropped; name–drop·ping [no obj]
▪ He kept name-dropping [=dropping names] but no one was impressed.
/ˈneɪmˌdrɑ:p/ verb, name–drops; name–dropped; name–drop·ping [no obj] ▪ He kept name-dropping [=dropping names] but no one was impressed.
— name–drop·per /ˈneɪmˌdrɑ:pɚ/ noun, plural name–drop·pers [count]
/ˈneɪmˌdrɑ:pɚ/ noun, plural name–drop·pers [count]
