HOBNOB Meaning of HOBNOB in English [hob.nob] vi hob.nobbed ; hob.nob.bing [fr. the obs. phrase drink hobnob (to drink alternately to one another)] (1763) 1 archaic: to drink sociably 2: to associate familiarly -- hob.nob.ber n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012