What is Name Dropper?
1.
A usually vain person who is severely insecure about his/her popularity/image, and must resort to the inclusion of names of the opposite sex and/or popular people who have little/no relevance to the conversation topic in order to achieve a self-gratifying level of social acceptance and/or ego boost. However, attempt to impress others with 'name-dropping' are quite easy to see through, and in turn, the person is seen as a complete
Name Dropper: I picked up Chrissie, Helen, Ally and heaps of other girls on my way to the party last night.
Person 2: Who? I've never heard of any of them
Name Dropper: You know, the girls... they all want me too I heard
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2.
Someone who offers to much information about a person place or thing. Usually in a vain attempt to impress you. They use terms like couture for expensive, muave for beige and twall for expensive ugly country crap.
Do you like my sweater? Its sooo French couture. Hmph,Hmph, Hmph
3.
One who uses full names, that is first and last when explaining a situation in hopes to impress one's audience.
Oh yeah me and Thom Yorke go way back.
4.
Someone who constantly mentions celebrities, politicians, executives, or popular individuals in conversation with others in an attempt to seem cooler or more elite than average. Name droppers salivate at the opportunity to mention they have met/known/seen a famous person, and will insert a famous name into any conversation possible, despite how obscure or irrelevant the celebrity is.
John: I thought Gina was so down to earth, then I realized she was a total name dropper when she mentioned her dad knew the drummer from the Smashing Pumpkins and that her best friend's uncle was Dave Chapelle.
Jessica: Haha, she told me her brother-in-law's neighbor is Carrie Underwood. Stupid name dropping bitch.
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