schmooze
[ shmooz ]
/ ʃmuz /
verb (used without object), schmoozed, schmooz·ing.
to chat idly; gossip.
noun
idle conversation; chatter.
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Also shmooze . Sometimes schmoose .
Origin of schmooze
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; from Yiddish, verb use of schmues, from Hebrew shəmūʿōth “reports, gossip”
OTHER WORDS FROM schmooze
schmooz·er, nounWords nearby schmooze
Schmidt telescope, schmierkase, Schmitt, Schmitt trigger, schmo, schmooze, schmuck, Sch.Mus.B., schmutter, schmutz, schmutzy
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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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