namecheck
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]namecheck (plural namechecks)
- The public announcement of the name of a person or object, in acknowledgement of a contribution or for publicity purposes.
Verb
[edit]namecheck (third-person singular simple present namechecks, present participle namechecking, simple past and past participle namechecked)
- (transitive, intransitive) To name-drop.
- 2010 April 21, John Plunkett, “The Guardian leaders' debate game”, in The Guardian[1]:
- In this global take on buzzword bingo, the three contenders will be awarded points depending on how many overseas countries – and leaders – they namecheck in the course of tomorrow's 90-minute debate.
- 2020 April 8, Maria Machancoses, “A boost from the Budget...”, in Rail, page 72:
- A collective scream echoed around the Midlands Connect offices when new Chancellor Rishi Sunak name-checked our flagship rail scheme in his maiden Budget speech on March 11.
- (transitive, intransitive, music, especially in jazz) To announce the name of a person before they play a solo.
Translations
[edit]to announce the name of a person before they play a solo