hobnob
verb
[ ˈhɒbnɒb ]
• mix socially, especially with those of perceived higher social status.
• "he was hobnobbing with the great and good"
Similar:
associate,
mix,
fraternize,
socialize,
go around,
keep company,
spend time,
mingle,
consort,
rub shoulders,
rub elbows,
hang around/round/out,
run around,
knock about,
knock around,
pal up,
pal around,
chum around,
be thick with,
Origin:
early 19th century (in the sense ‘drink together’): from archaic hob or nob, hob and nob, probably meaning ‘give and take’, used by two people drinking to each other's health, from dialect hab nab ‘have or not have’.
