hobnob

hob·nob

verb \-ˌnäb\

: to spend time with someone (such as a famous or wealthy person) in a friendly way

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Full Definition of HOBNOB

intransitive verb

1

archaic :  to drink sociably

2

:  to associate familiarly

— hob·nob·ber noun

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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

Rhymes with HOBNOB

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