hobnob

hob·nob

verb \-ˌnäb\

hob·nobbedhob·nob·bing

Definition of HOBNOB

intransitive verb

1

archaic : to drink sociably

2

: to associate familiarly

— hob·nob·ber noun

Examples of HOBNOB

1. He loves to hobnob with celebrities.
2. <those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year>

Origin of HOBNOB

from the obsolete phrase drink hobnob to drink alternately to one another

First Known Use: 1813

Related to HOBNOB

Synonyms: chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), associate, hook up, mess around, pal (around), run, sort, travel

Related Words: affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed; befriend, friend

Near Antonyms: avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub; alienate, estrange; break up, disband, disperse, split (up); disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder

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Rhymes with HOBNOB

bedaub, corncob, day job, demob, doorknob, heartthrob, macabre, McJob, memsahib, nabob, nawab, plumb bob, Punjab, snow job, stop knob, Welsh cob