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Definition of Hobnob
1. Verb. Rub elbows with. "He hobnobs with the best of society"
Definition of Hobnob
1. adv. Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking.
2. v. i. To drink familiarly (with another).
3. n. Familiar, social intercourse.
Definition of Hobnob
1. Noun. An informal chat. ¹
2. Verb. To associate in a friendly manner with. Generally has a connotation of associating with people of a higher class or status. ¹
3. Verb. To drink together. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hobnob
1. to associate in a friendly way [v -NOBBED, -NOBBING, -NOBS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hobnob
Literary usage of Hobnob
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outing (1892)
"We would hobnob by the frolicsome flames until the very echoes became jocose and
laughed aloud. Unable to reproduce the raciness of our camp palaver, ..."
2. Feminism, Its Fallacies and Follies by John Martin, Prestonia Mann Martin (1916)
"But women cannot hobnob with candidates in saloons, or hotel lobbies, ...
They cannot hobnob with men at all. To vote intelligently under our system and in ..."
3. Feminism, Its Fallacies and Follies by John Martin, Prestonia Mann Martin (1916)
"But women cannot hobnob with candidates in saloons, or hotel lobbies, ...
They cannot hobnob with men at all. To vote intelligently under our system and in ..."
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