[verb] [I] -bb- [informal] [disapproving] - to spend time being friendly with someone who is important or famousShe often has her picture in the papers, hobnobbing with the rich and famous.Dave's been hobnobbing with the directors of the company recently.
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Meaning of HOBNOB in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012