hobnob
A drinking togetherA drinking together.
» He enjoyed hobnobbing with diplomats and celebrities.
Er genoss es, mit Diplomaten und Prominenten auf Du und Du zu sein. — Dejo
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3 sensesA drinking together.
An informal chat.
The three friends had a hobnob outside the bar.
zwanglos unterhalten, einen Schwatz halten, ein Schwätzchen halten
(obsolete)A toast made while touching glasses together.
Examples
1 sentencesHe enjoyed hobnobbing with diplomats and celebrities.
deEr genoss es, mit Diplomaten und Prominenten auf Du und Du zu sein. — Dejo
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From hob and nob, hob or nob (“a phrase spoken when making a toast, possibly meaning ‘giveFrom hob and nob, hob or nob (“a phrase spoken when making a toast, possibly meaning ‘give and take’; to take turns toasting or buying rounds of drinks”) (archaic), from dialectal hab nab (“to have or have not, in the sense of an invitation to have a drink”), from Old English habban (“to have, possess”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to grab, seize”)) + nabban (“to not have”) (from ne (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“not”)) + habban).
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