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verb • refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them | ||||||||
35% | 12 | Practice of referring to famous people in order to impress | ||||||
noun • the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener | ||||||||
31% | 5 | Familiar and loving way to refer to one's wife | ||||||
adjective • Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife. noun • A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse. • The female of a pair of mated animals. • An adult female human. • (collective) All females collectively; womankind. • A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. • A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend). • A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.) • A female attendant or servant. | ||||||||
Refer To Famous People In Familiar Way To Impress Crossword Clue
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NAMEDROP which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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NAMEDROP
Updated: October 13, 2023
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