Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tey-buh l hop]
- /ˈteɪ bəl hɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tey-buh l hop]
- /ˈteɪ bəl hɒp/
Definitions of table-hop word
- verb without object table-hop to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables. 1
- intransitive verb table-hop to leave one's table in a restaurant, nightclub, etc. and visit about at other tables 0
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Origin of table-hop
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; table + hop1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Table-hop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
table-hop popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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