hobnob Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb rub elbows with
    • He hobnobs with the best of society

WordNet

Hob"nob` adverb
Etymology
AS. habban to have + habban to have not; ne not + habban to have. See Have, and cf. Habnab.
Definitions
  1. Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking. Shak.
  2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) Holinshed.
Hob"nob` intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hornobbed ; present participle & verbal noun Hornobbing
Definitions
  1. To drink familiarly (with another). Written also hob-a-nob.
  2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms.
Hob"nob` noun
Definitions
  1. Familiar, social intercourse. W. Black.

Webster 1913