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name
noun- an important or famous person US
- We’ve got a lot of names coming in. — Nashville, 1975
- a known criminal UK
- “He’s not a gangster, you know,” said Terry, enjoying the nectarine. “He’s a name–he’s a face.” — Anthony Masters, Minder, p. 4, 1984
- a popular, high-profile professional wrestler US
- All they had at this stage was a few 8X10’s off the names Rougeau presumably plans to build around. — Herb’s Wrestling Tidbits, 17 August 1995
▶ have your name on it
to be meant for you UK, 1917
Originally military, applied to a bullet (or similar) that was destined to hit a particular person; later use is far more general, being used, for instance, when a house-hunter finds the perfect property or, more trivially, of a drink.▶ no names – no pack drill
the guilty party (or parties) will not be named and, therefore, cannot be punished UK, 1923
Originally used of, or by, army lower-ranks; now general use.- But it is interesting, is it not, to observe the kind of language being used–no names, no pack drill, but mainly in the Sun–to chronicle the unhappy goings on in the South Atlantic. — Guardian, 27 May 1982
- [T]hey let it go. No names, no pack drill. And good for me. — Ken Lukowiak, Marijuana Time, p. 267, 2000
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