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Definition of hobnob verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hobnob

verb

NAmE//ˈhɑbnɑb//

[intransitive] hobnob (with somebody) (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hobnob

he / she / it hobnobs

past simple hobnobbed

-ing form hobnobbing

to spend a lot of time with someone, especially someone who is rich and/or famous He was often seen hobnobbing with influential business people.

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