Meanings
nounname-checking (countable and uncountable, plural name-checkings)
plural name-checkings
- countableuncountableSynonym of name-dropping.
We can expect tomorrow's second leaders' debate, which is all about international affairs, to take the name-checking to a whole new level.
2010 April 21, John Plunkett, “The Guardian leaders' debate game”, in The GuardianSynonyms: name-dropping
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of name-dropping.
Similar
Also see
Cite this entry
APA
name-checking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name-checking
MLA
“name-checking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name-checking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “name-checking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name-checking.
Source: name-checking on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.