hobnob
Chat with elites
Hobnob means to socialize or mingle, especially with people of higher status or importance: She spent the evening hobnobbing with celebrities.
The word suggests casual, friendly interaction, often in contexts where such access might be enviable or noteworthy: politicians hobnobbing with donors at fundraisers.
Chat to gain favor
- fraternizeAssociate on friendly terms
- mingleInteract socially with others
- circulateMove in a loop
- mixCombine different elements
chat · converse · banter · small-talk · glad-hand · network · meet-and-greet · reception
Rule by hereditary elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- socialitesPeople famous for attending events
bluebloods · privileged · affluent · influential · powerbrokers · tycoons · magnates · VIPs
Mutual goodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- kinshipState of being related
- chumminessClose, familiar friendliness
friendliness · warmth · conviviality · familiarity · intimacy · closeness · affinity · companionship
schmooze
Chat to gain favor
- fraternizeAssociate on friendly terms
- mingleInteract socially with others
- circulateMove in a loop
mix · chat · converse · banter · small-talk · glad-hand · network · meet-and-greet · reception · gathering
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
socialites · bluebloods · privileged · affluent · influential · powerbrokers · tycoons · magnates · VIPs · dignitaries
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
chumminess · friendliness · warmth · conviviality · familiarity · intimacy · closeness · affinity · companionship · buddy-buddy
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- teatime treatsscone, Victoria sponge, shortbread, crumpet, tea cake
- Shakespeare phrasesto be or not to be, et tu Brute, all the world's a stage, out damned spot, friends Romans countrymen
- Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash