Namecheck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Namecheck is a noun meaning The public announcement of the name of a person or object, in acknowledgement of a contribution or for publicity purposes.
Meaning
The public announcement of the name of a person or object, in acknowledgement of a contribution or for publicity purposes.
More Meanings
- (transitive, intransitive) To name-drop.
- (transitive, intransitive, music, especially in jazz) To announce the name of a person before they play a solo.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- namechecks
- name-check
- namechecking
- namechecked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include name-drop, neven, subtweet, sniff, becall, snirtle.
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