schmooze

[ shmooz ]
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verb (used without object),schmoozed, schmooz·ing.
  1. to chat idly; gossip.

noun
  1. idle conversation; chatter.

Origin of schmooze

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; from Yiddish, verb use of schmues, from Hebrew shəmūʿōth “reports, gossip”
  • Also shmooze .
  • Sometimes schmoose .

Other words from schmooze

  • schmooz·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for schmooze

schmooze

/ (ʃmuːz) slang /


verb
  1. (intr) to chat or gossip

  2. (tr) to chat to (someone) for the purposes of self-promotion or to gain some advantage

noun
  1. a trivial conversation; chat

Origin of schmooze

1
Yiddish, from schmues a chat, from Hebrew shemuoth reports

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