to hobnob
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7.9
- verb
- /ˈhɑːbˌnɑːb/
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codearse
- At the charity gala, she had the chance to hobnob with influential politicians and celebrities.
- hobnob with stars
- chance to hobnob
Examples
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He hobnobs with kings, queens, heads of state, and other mega-wealthy elites around the globe.
Blog text (33) -
They wear fancy clothes, they hobnob with their celebrity friends, they go to all the nightclubs.
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So you can hobnob with everybody.
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Go hobnob a little, you know?
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"People will often get down on their knees for a chance to hobnob with me."
Fiction book (1995) -
That way, he could hobnob with all the right wizards.
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You are gonna hobnob with celebs.
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" I go out there and hobnob with the biggest, best names in the business," Swanson said.
Blog text (14) -
There is a reason the elites always hobnob with the Catholic leadership.
Blog text (30) -
I don't hobnob with the jet set.
Synonyms
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3.1
Join and talk with other people at a meeting or party
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7.7
To be friendly and spend time with people you should avoid, for example enemies
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8.0
To spend time talking with important or powerful people
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5.8
To meet and talk with important people at social events
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4.6
Mix socially with important or famous people
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7.1
To move around a party or event and talk to many people to make connections
To talk in a friendly, casual way to make contacts
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Etymology
Hobnob comes from an old phrase hob and nob, which meant 'to drink and chat' together. One popular way to remember it is that nob sounds like 'noble', a 'high' or 'important' person, so to hobnob is to mix socially with people of higher status.