Verb | Social Interaction
Encyclopedia of British Slang
HOBNOB
Verb | Neutral | Social Interaction
HOBNOB Pronunciation: /’h?b-n?b/ Part of Speech: Verb Severity Level: Neutral Category: Social Interaction
Definition
To hobnob means to socialise, often with people of status.
Usage
He was hobnobbing with celebrities.
Assessment
Lightly ironic.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. Contact: editor@prat.uk
