hobnob

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhɒbnɒb/

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自動詞 軽蔑的 頻度副詞 廃用 稀用

(intransitive) To drink together. / (intransitive, often derogatory) To associate with in a friendly manner, often with those of a higher class or status.

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Let's hobnob over drinks after the meeting.

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意味（1）

(intransitive) To drink together.

Many a glass of wine have we all of us drank, I have very little doubt, hob-and-nobbing with the hospitable giver, and wondering how the deuce he paid for it.]

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意味（2）

(intransitive, often derogatory) To associate with in a friendly manner, often with those of a higher class or status.

The ambitious young student hobnobbed with the faculty at the prestigious college he hoped to attend.

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意味（3）

(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To have or have not; to give or take.

He is knight dubb'd with vnhatche'd Rapier, and on carpet conſideration, but he is a diuell in priuate brall, soules and bodies hath he diuorc'd three, and his incenſement at this moment is ſo implacable, that ſatisfaction can be none, but by pangs of death and ſepulcher: Hob, nob, is his word: giu't or take't.

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意味（4）

(intransitive, obsolete) To toast one another by touching glasses.

I have frequently heard one gentleman, in company, say to another, will you hob-nob with me? When this challenge was accepted, the glasses were instantly filled, and then they made the glasses touch or kiss each other. This gentle striking of the drinking vessels I always supposed explained the term hob-nob.

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hobnobs （ present singular third-person ）

hobnobbing （ participle present ）

hobnobbed （ participle past ）

hobnobbed （ past ）