table-hopper

ta·ble-hop

[tey-buhl-hop]
verb (used without object), ta·ble-hopped, ta·ble-hop·ping. Informal.
to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.

Origin:
1940–45; table + hop1

ta·ble-hop·per, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To table-hopper
Slang Dictionary

table-hop definition


  1. in.
    to move from table to table in a restaurant, nightclub, bar, etc. : They would table-hop—to the great dismay of the waiters.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
00:10
Table-hopper is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT