schmooze
11schmooze — [19] To ‘schmooze’ is to chat or gossip. The word came into colloquial American English towards the end of the 19th century from Yiddish shmuesn ‘to talk, chat’, which in turn was based on Hebrew shemū’ah ‘rumour’ …
12schmooze informal, — schmooze informal, [ʃmu:z] chiefly N. Amer. verb talk or chat, especially at a social function. ↘talk to (someone) in order to manipulate them or gain an advantage. noun an intimate conversation. Derivatives schmoozer noun schmoozy adjective… …
13Schmooze and Booze — sub editor Helen Lewis in 2006, it is run on a not for profit basis and is held at various venues across the city. Growing from an initial base of around twenty people, Schmooze and Booze has gradually grown to a consistently oversubscribed event …
14schmooze — I. verb or shmooze (schmoozed or shmoozed; schmoozing or shmoozing) Etymology: Yiddish shmuesn, from schmues talk, from Hebrew shĕmu ōth news, rumor Date: 1884 intransitive verb to converse informally ; chat; …
15schmooze — schmoozer, n. /shmoohz/, v., schmoozed, schmoozing, n. Slang. v.i. 1. to chat idly; gossip. n. 2. idle conversation; chatter. Also, schmoose, schmoos. [1895 1900, Amer.; < Yiddish, v. use of schmues < Heb shamu oth reports, gossip] * * * …
16schmooze — 1. verb /ʃmuːz/ To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection I wish he could do his job as well as he schmoozes with the boss. 2. noun /ʃmuːz/ …
17Schmooze — 1. chat idly; 2. be servile and fawning in order to gain some personal benefit from those in influential positions (from Yiddish shmuesn = chat) …
18schmooze — Australian Slang 1. chat idly; 2. be servile and fawning in order to gain some personal benefit from those in influential positions (from Yiddish shmuesn = chat) …
19schmooze — vb See shmooze …
20schmooze — v. chatter, make small talk, gossip (Yiddish) n. chatter, small talk, gossip (Yiddish) …
