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ta⋅ble-hop

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

Origin:
1940–45; table + hop 1


table-hopper, noun
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ta·ble-hop   (tā'bəl-hŏp')
intr.v.   ta·ble-hopped, ta·ble-hop·ping, ta·ble-hops Informal
To move around from table to table greeting friends, as in a restaurant or nightclub.
ta'ble-hop'per n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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table-hop

  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.
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