Name Drops

Name-dropping is the practice of naming or alluding to important people and institutions within a conversation, story, song, online identity, or other communication

Name-dropping is used to position oneself within a social hierarchy. It is often used to create a sense of superiority by raising one's status.[citation needed] By implying (or directly asserting) a connection to people of high status, the name-dropper hopes to raise their own social status to a level closer to that of those whose names they have dropped, and thus elevate themselves above, or into, present company.