schmooze
[ shmooz ]
/ ʃmuz /
verb (used without object), schmoozed, schmooz·ing.
to chat idly; gossip.
noun
idle conversation; chatter.
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Also schmoose, schmoos.
Origin of schmooze
1895–1900, Americanism; < Yiddish, v. use of schmues < Hebrew shəmūʿōth reports, gossip
OTHER WORDS FROM schmooze
schmooz·er, nounWords nearby schmooze
schmierkase, schmitt, schmitt trigger, schmo, schmoose, schmooze, schmuck, schmutter, schmutz, schmutzy, schm‐
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British Dictionary definitions for schmooze
schmooze
/ (ʃmuːz) slang /
verb
(intr) to chat or gossip
(tr) to chat to (someone) for the purposes of self-promotion or to gain some advantage
noun
a trivial conversation; chat
Word Origin for schmooze
Yiddish, from schmues a chat, from Hebrew shemuoth reports
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