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How to pronounce hobnob in English?

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Type of socialise, socialize


He hobnobs with the best of society.

Examples of hobnob

hobnob
Both refer to a small private room, a good place to hobnob with close associates.
From the freep.com
Germans like to watch the chancellor hobnob with the world's most powerful men.
From the economist.com
Successful architects, said Wright, would need black tie to hobnob with their clients.
From the sfgate.com
Your impulse is to batten down the hatches and hunker down rather than hobnob, right?
From the businessweek.com
During the day, he can hobnob with his friends, but the evenings will be family time.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Indeed, Mr Zuma seems as happy to hobnob with dictators as Mr Mbeki was.
From the economist.com
To hobnob with global bigwigs like Trump, Richard must dress the part.
From the edition.cnn.com
I take the opportunity to hobnob with these real artists and they cook me a fine dinner.
From the guardian.co.uk
Landecker became a star on WLS, and he began to hobnob with celebrities.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • Rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"
  • A HobNob is a brand name of biscuit made from rolled oats and jumbo oats, similar to a flapjack/digestive biscuit hybrid. They are mainly sold in the United Kingdom. In Italy they are now marketed as a variety of Digestive, having previously been known as Suncrok.
  • An informal chat; To associate in a friendly manner with. Generally has a connotation of associating with people of a higher class or status; To drink together
  • Cooking accident often suffered by nudists.
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