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HOBNOB (hobnobbed, hobnobbing)
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Irregular inflected forms: hobnobbed , hobnobbing
, hobnobbing Dictionary entry overview: What does hobnob mean?
• HOBNOB (verb)
The verb HOBNOB has 1 sense:
1. rub elbows with
Familiarity information: HOBNOB used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rub elbows with
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
He hobnobs with the best of society
Hypernyms (to "hobnob" is one way to...):
socialise; socialize (take part in social activities; interact with others)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Context examples
Is he the man who hobnobbed in rum and water with Black Peter in the dead of the night?
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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