schmooze
1schmooze — [ʃmu:z] v [i]informal [Date: 1800 1900; : Yiddish; Origin: shmuesn to talk ] to talk in a friendly way about unimportant things at a social event, especially because you want to gain an advantage for yourself later schmooze with ▪ Politicians… …
2schmooze — [ ʃmuz ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to talk with someone in a friendly and informal way, often with the intention of gaining an advantage or persuading them to do something you want ╾ schmooze noun count …
3schmooze — (v.) also shmooze, to chat intimately, 1897, from Yiddish shmuesn to chat, from shmues idle talk, chat, from Heb. shemu oth news, rumors. Schmoozer is from 1909 …
4schmooze — informal, chiefly N. Amer. ► VERB 1) chat; gossip. 2) chat to (someone) in order to gain an advantage. ► NOUN ▪ an intimate conversation. DERIVATIVES schmoozer noun schmoozy adjective. ORIGIN …
5schmooze — ☆ schmooze [shmo͞osshmo͞oz ] vi. schmoozed, schmoozing [W Yiddish shmuzn, var. of Yiddish shmuesn < shmues, a chat, lit., rumors, gossip, pl. of shmue < Heb shemua, rumor, news < shama, to hear] Slang to chat or gossip n. Slang an idle… …
6schmooze — UK [ʃmuːz] / US [ʃmuz] verb [intransitive] Word forms schmooze : present tense I/you/we/they schmooze he/she/it schmoozes present participle schmoozing past tense schmoozed past participle schmoozed informal to talk with someone in a friendly and …
7schmooze — [[t]ʃmu͟ːz[/t]] schmoozes, schmoozing, schmoozed VERB If you schmooze, you talk casually and socially with someone. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] ...those coffee houses where you can schmooze for hours. Syn: chat …
8schmooze — [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’ …
9schmooze — (shmooz) [Yiddish, from Hebrew: reports; gossip] In slang, to converse idly; to chat. Chatter; idle conversation. Also, a heart to heart talk. “We schmooze,” Davidson said. “When we’re on charters or on Tarmacs, . . . we talk hockey.” The… …
10schmooze — AND shmooze; schmoose 1. n. to chat; to chew the fat. (From Hebrew schmuos via Yiddish.) □ You were schmoozing when you should have been listening. D We were schmoozing before quitting time, and then the boss walked by. 1. n. a session of… …