comes from the term "name-dropping"
When you've been asked to give names of favourite music, bands, singers etc.. (
for example, on the
information you give on your facebook profile or other
social networks) and you just take a look at the list on your Ipod and copy it, you're "Ipodropping"!
Tom: so... what's your favourite music? what kind of things are you listening to at the moment?
Anna: Well there's
Arctic monkeys oh and Bjork,
Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple, Babyshambles, The kills, Joanna Newsom, Nick Cave,
Tom: ZZZZZZ...
Anna: The Teenagers, Art Brut, Datarock, Cat power, Bishop Allen, Jaguar Love, Julie Doiron, Kim Wilde, Portishead, Pulp
Tom: ZZZZZZZZ....
Anna:
The Specials, Belle and Sebastian, David Bowie, Snow Patrol, Plasticines,
oh and
naive new beaters! Tom??
Tom: oh sorry, the minute I realized you sarted IPODROPPING I fell asleep..