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hobnobbery

hobnobbery noun: the activity of hobnobbing.

Noun

hobnobbery (uncountable)

  1. The activity of hobnobbing.
    • The protesting sects have pulled Him out of the shrine, smashing it in violent bitterness of hatred: they have overflushed Him with lusty blood, made Him hail-fellow walking amongst men, and they have brought Him into intimate hobnobbery with the multitude;1915, Katrina Trask, The Mighty and the Lowly, page 8
    • Everyone besides the two dedicated champagne-pourers in the corner is swirling around in varying states of hobnobbery: library undersecretaries, branch curators, and nearly all the living members of the Oulipo, about half of whom I am meeting for the first time.2012, Daniel Levin Becker, Many Subtle Channels: In Praise of Potential Literature, page 236

Origin of hobnobbery

From hobnob + -ery.

Questions about hobnobbery

What does hobnobbery mean?
Hobnobbery means the activity of hobnobbing.
What part of speech is hobnobbery?
Hobnobbery is a noun.

Words near hobnobbery in the dictionary

  1. hobnails
  2. hobnob
  3. hobnobbed
  4. hobnobber
  5. hobnobbers
  6. hobnobbery
  7. hobnobbing
  8. hobnobbings
  9. hobnobby
  10. hobnobs
  11. hobnut

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