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hobnobby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hob-nob-by
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

casually chatty; on familiar speaking terms

Etymology

From hobnob + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hobnobby (comparative) most hobnobby (superlative)

Questions

What does hobnobby mean?
casually chatty; on familiar speaking terms
Where does hobnobby come from?
From hobnob + -y.

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