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hobnob
[ hob-nob ]
verb (used without object)
, hob·nobbed, hob·nob·bing.
- to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by with ):
She often hobnobs with royalty.
- Archaic. to drink together.
noun
- a friendly, informal chat.
hobnob
/ ˈhɒbˌnɒb /
verb
- to socialize or talk informally
- obsolete.to drink (with)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hobnob1
First recorded in 1825–30 in the sense “hit or miss; at random”; from the phrase hab or nab literally, “have or have not,” from Middle English habbe or nabbe, Old English habban “to have” + nabbn “not to have” (from ne “not” + habban “to have”)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hobnob1
C18: from hob or nob to drink to one another in turns, hence, to be familiar, ultimately from Old English habban to have + nabban not to have
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Example Sentences
Hobnob is another, newer option that was designed to be text-first.
From Washington Post
You can't certainly if you hobnob with the rival candidate and call him a good fellow.
From Project Gutenberg
Im sure they used to hobnob and drink brandy and water together in seedy public-houses.
From Project Gutenberg
Jacinto Quesada had not stopped in passing to hobnob with the Gypsies.
From Project Gutenberg
He did not relish having to hobnob in this way with such a vulgarian as a grafting police captain.
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There were even ladies in bonnets, as if they had run in neighborly to hobnob an hour with Iwakura.
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