Namesmanship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Namesmanship is a noun meaning The way names are assigned.
Meaning
The way names are assigned.
More Meanings
- (more specifically) The art of naming things in order to influence the reactions of others.
- The pursuit of status by having things named after oneself.
- The art of name-dropping or giving the names of people who are involved with a project, in order to confer status or legitimacy.
- Skill in knowing and pronouncing names.
Example Sentences
They are thankful for a group of advertisers dedicated to conservatism, the soft sell and generic namesmanship!
Namesmanship, as will be obvious by now, is no game. It deals with material that lies deeply in everyone and is brought to the surface by a few.
The latest trick, of couse, is to exchange the "college" label for that of "university." I dare not guess what may come next in academic namesmanship.
A quality stabilization bill, a citizen might suppose, would be a bill having something to do with quality stabilization. But that's where said citizen would betray his innocence of legislative namesmanship.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include namesake, to-name, geonymy, surname, cognomination, name.
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