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schmooze
[shmooz]
verb, schmoozed, schmooz⋅ing, noun Slang.–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to chat idly; gossip. |
–noun
| 2. | idle conversation; chatter. |
Also, schmoose, schmoos.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; < Yiddish, v. use of schmues < Heb shəmūʿōth reports, gossip
1895–1900, Americanism; < Yiddish, v. use of schmues < Heb shəmūʿōth reports, gossip

Related forms:
schmoozer, noun
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schmooze
"to chat intimately," 1897, from Yiddish shmuesn "to chat," from shmues "idle talk, chat," from Heb. shemu'oth "news, rumors." Schmooozer is from 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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