schmoos

Variant of schmooze

schmooze definition

☆ schmooze (s̸hmo̵̅o̅z)

intransitive verb schmoozed, schmoozing schmooz′·ing

Slang to chat or gossip

Etymology: W Yiddish shmuzn, var. of Yiddish shmuesn < shmues, a chat, lit., rumors, gossip, pl. of shmue < Heb shemua, rumor, news < shama, to hear

noun

Slang an idle talk; chat
Also schmoos (s̸hmo̵̅o̅s)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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