Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To move around from table to table greeting friends, as in a restaurant or nightclub.

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  • verb informal To move from table to table, in a restaurant etc, talking to the people at each one

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Examples

  • ` ` Always wanted to do that, '' Wade said of his postgame table-hop.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • In the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, young ballerinas and characters from "The Nutcracker" table-hop for photo-ops with delighted children, but the real excitement starts when the celebrity couple everyone's waiting for makes their entrance: Santa and Mrs. Claus.

    The Vacation Next Door 2008

  • Galatoire's patron Marc Goodman said that as far as he could tell, the alleged assault was provoked by nothing more than Dr. Russell Albright, 69, tossing a mint onto Creme's table, a common interaction at the Bourbon Street restaurant where well-heeled regulars table-hop and socialize, sometimes winging Carnival throws from table to table.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2005

  • Galatoire's patron Marc Goodman said that as far as he could tell, the alleged assault was provoked by nothing more than Dr. Russell Albright, 69, tossing a mint onto Creme's table, a common interaction at the Bourbon Street restaurant where well-heeled regulars table-hop and socialize, sometimes winging Carnival throws from table to table.

    Archive 2005-01-01 2005

  • The Globes thumbs its nose at the Academy's pomp and circumstance; instead of presenting its awards in a cavernous mausoleum like the Kodak Theater, it hands out its prizes over dinner at the posh Beverly Hilton, where celebrities can gush and fawn and table-hop to their hearts 'delight.

    High-Def Digest: All High-Def Disc News 2009

  • Photographers, writers and musicians table-hop, while jazz ballads play softly.

    unknown title 2009

  • "Always wanted to do that," Wade said of his postgame table-hop.

    IdahoStatesman.com News Updates 2009

  • "Always wanted to do that," Wade said of his postgame table-hop.

    Yahoo! News: Top Stories 2009

  • "Always wanted to do that," Wade said of his postgame table-hop.

    News from www.muscatinejournal.com 2009

  • The media event was nice, the tablehopper didn't table-hop, which was kind of funny.

    San Francisco Metblogs 2008

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