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Act pretentiously, in a way
Answer for the clue "Act pretentiously, in a way ", 8 letters:
namedrop
Alternative clues for the word namedrop
- Mention a famous friend, say
- Try to impress at a party, say
- Say you know Brad Pitt? Pardon me, but that's ridiculous
- Try to impress in a conversation, say
- Say "When I met the Dalai Lama last year," say
- Trying to impress improperly? Pardon me!
- Try to impress by association
- Try to impress others, in a way
- Casually mention famous people you know
Usage examples of namedrop.
He brought, too, dishes made by his own hand, fish curries, raitas, sivayyan, khir, and doled out, along with the edibles, namedropping accounts of celebrity dinner parties: how Pavarotti had loved Whisky's lassi, and O but that poor James Mason had just adored his spicy prawns.
She's loud, she drinks too much, she's a fucking pain in the ass at a dinner table: namedropping, interrupting, belittling him in front of his friends, cutting the other women who try to show some warmth to the guy because they're embarrassed for him, interrupting everyone, rearranging the environment to suit herself ("I have to sit here, not there" .