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—table-hopper, n./tay"beuhl hop'/, v.i., table-hopped, table-hopping. Informal.to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.[1940-45; TABLE + HOP1]
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table-hop — ☆ table hop [tā′bəl häp΄ ] vi. table hopped, table hopping to leave one s table in a restaurant, nightclub, etc. and visit about at other tables table hopper n … English World dictionary
table-hop — table hop; table hop·per; … English syllables
table-hop — in. to move from table to table in a restaurant, nightclub, bar, etc. □ We used to table hop, but nobody knows us anymore. □ They would table hop to the great dismay of the waiters … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
table-hop — /ˈteɪbəl hɒp/ (say taybuhl hop) verb (i) (table hopped, table hopping) to move from table to table in a restaurant, etc., to greet friends. –table hopper, noun …
table-hop — v. hop and go around from table to table and greet friends in a sociable way … English contemporary dictionary
table-hop — intransitive verb Date: 1942 to move from table to table (as in a restaurant) in order to chat with friends • table hopper noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
table-hop — ta′ble hop v. i. hopped, hop•ping inf to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, etc., chatting with people at various tables • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
table-hop — verb To move from table to table, in a restaurant etc, talking to the people at each one See Also: tablehopper … Wiktionary
table-hop — … Useful english dictionary
-hop — [häp] combining form forming verbs to go from one of a (specified) group or class of places or things to another or others in succession [table hop, job hopping] * * * … Universalium
