Schmooze Definition

zhmo͝oz

schmooze, schmoozed, schmoozes, schmoozing, shmoozes

verb

schmoozed, schmoozes, schmoozing

To chat or gossip.

Webster's New World

To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.

American Heritage

To engage in schmoozing with.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

noun

The act or an instance of schmoozing.

American Heritage

An idle talk; chat.

Webster's New World

A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.

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Other Word Forms of Schmooze

Singular:

schmooze

Plural:

Yiddish shmuesn possibly from shmues a chat pl. of shmue rumor Hebrew šəmû‘â rumor šmʕ in Semitic roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Yiddish שמועס (shmues).

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