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Word: Hobnob
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 19th century (in the sense ‘drink together’): from archaic hob or nob, hob and nob, probably meaning ‘give and take’, used by two people drinking to each other's health, from dialect hab nab ‘have or not have’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɒbnɒb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
mix socially, especially with those of perceived higher social status
Short Definition:mix socially
Examples:- he was hobnobbing with the great and good
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