table-hop

[ tey-buhl-hop ]

verb (used without object)

, Informal.

, ta·ble-hopped, ta·ble-hop·ping.

1. to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.

Other Words From

• table-hopper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of table-hop¹

First recorded in 1940–45; table + hop ¹