HOBNOB


Meaning of HOBNOB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌnäb ]

intransitive verb

( hob·nobbed ; hob·nob·bing )

Etymology: from the obsolete phrase drink hobnob to drink alternately to one another

Date: 1813

1. archaic : to drink sociably

2. : to associate familiarly

• hob·nob·ber noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.