name-checking

See also: namechecking

English

Noun

name-checking (countable and uncountable, plural name-checkings)

1. Synonym of name-dropping.
   • 2010 April 21, John Plunkett, “The Guardian leaders' debate game”, in The Guardian‎:

     We can expect tomorrow's second leaders' debate, which is all about international affairs, to take the name-checking to a whole new level.