namecheck
verbUK /ˈneɪm.tʃek/
US /ˈneɪm.tʃek/
To namecheck means to say someone's name to show they are important or to give them credit.
The singer namechecked her hometown in the new song.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To check a list of names to make sure everyone is allowed or present.
The guard namechecked everyone at the door before the party.
3. To publicly thank or praise a person by saying their name.
In his speech, he namechecked all the teachers who helped him.
4. To drop a famous person's name into a conversation to seem important.
He kept namechecking celebrities he had supposedly met.