name-droppers
Celebrity acquaintance flaunters
Name-droppers are people who casually mention famous or important acquaintances to impress others.
The practice implies insecurity or social climbing—using borrowed prestige rather than one's own merits: The party was full of name-droppers going on about their celebrity friends.
Excessive self-praise
- vaingloriousBoastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- show-offOne who flaunts
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
smug · arrogant · conceited · haughty · egotistical · self-satisfied · snobbish · trumpeting
Mentioning connections for status
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
ingratiation · self-promotion · attention-seeking · fawning · sycophancy · brownnosing · toadying · posturing
Informal power or punch
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- influencePower to affect others
- eliteSuperior select group
- VIPsNotable people, abbreviated
glamour · fame · powerful · affluent · renowned · distinguished · prominent · high-profile
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- minglingCasual social interaction
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
colleagues · acquaintances · industry · events · conferences · meetups · professional · partnerships
Well-known public figures
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
mention · references · famous · socialites · chitchat · rumors · whispers · tabloid
Confirming truth or accuracy
- inferiorityLower status or quality
- envyResentful longing for another's
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- approval-seekingDesiring others' favorable opinion
overcompensation · vulnerability · neediness · desperation · inadequacy · defensiveness · pretension · comparisons
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- vaingloriousBoastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- show-offOne who flaunts
pompous · smug · arrogant · conceited · haughty · egotistical · self-satisfied · snobbish · trumpeting · puffery
namedropping
Mentioning connections for status
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
ostentatious · ingratiation · self-promotion · attention-seeking · fawning · sycophancy · brownnosing · toadying · posturing · showboating
clout
Informal power or punch
VIPs · glamour · fame · powerful · affluent · renowned · distinguished · prominent · high-profile · luminaries
contacts
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- minglingCasual social interaction
socializing · colleagues · acquaintances · industry · events · conferences · meetups · professional · partnerships · referrals
celebrities
Well-known public figures
banter · mention · references · famous · socialites · chitchat · rumors · whispers · tabloid · insider
validation
Confirming truth or accuracy
- inferiorityLower status or quality
- envyResentful longing for another's
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
approval-seeking · overcompensation · vulnerability · neediness · desperation · inadequacy · defensiveness · pretension · comparisons · compensating
- show-offsbraggarts, boasters, showboats, grandstanders, egotists
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker
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