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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
hobnob .
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Examples
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Such hordes of beastly wretchedness and inarticulate misery are no compensation for a millionaire brewer who lives in a West End palace, sates himself with the sensuous delights of London's golden theatres, hobnobs with lordlings and princelings, and is knighted by the king.
HOPS AND HOPPERS 2010
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He's worth an estimated $450 million and hobnobs with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
The State of Jay-Z's Empire John Jurgensen 2010
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The project hailed from Joel Surnow -- an outspoken conservative who hobnobs with Rush Limbaugh -- though you may know him as the creator of the Fox series "24," which made headlines back in the day for all those interesting torture scenes.
Reelz offers glimpse at Kennedy miniseries Lisa de Moraes 2011
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Suffice to say that wound him up that much by calling each other “ginge” or “hobnobs” all lecture that we got an early dart.
If It Looks Crazy And It Sounds Crazy………….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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He hobnobs with prospective ticket buyers at the arena.
MJ's New Job: Selling Tickets, Kissing Babies David Biderman 2010
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The project hailed from Joel Surnow -- an outspoken conservative who hobnobs with Rush Limbaugh -- though you may know him as the creator of the Fox series "24," which made headlines back in the day for all those interesting torture scenes.
Half of U.S. can see controversial Kennedy miniseries Lisa de Moraes 2011
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Over on the Upper West Side, Rachel Nuttall is "hunkered down with PG Tips and hobnobs" with "clouds ominously circling The Time Warner towers".
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Julio's traveling companions are Tenoch (Diego Luna), a rich kid from a family that hobnobs with the nation's president, and the somewhat older Luisa (Maribel Verd ú ), a beautiful creature of mercurial moods and variable maturity who is married, not happily, to one of Tenoch's cousins.
'Unknown': Unmoored, Overcooked Joe Morgenstern 2011
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The 30-something designer, who declines to give his exact age, hobnobs with the aristocratic rich from whom he seeks inspiration he cites European heiress Eugenie Niarchos as his muse.
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Report this comment show me a decently researched demographic of the british pop. in relation to sex, race, hobnobs or rich tea, oh forgot religion and the we can balance the house of commons.
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