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verb (used without object)
1.
to chat idly; gossip.
noun
2.
idle conversation; chatter.
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Schmooze
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So is pill. Does it mean:
| a tiresomely disagreeable person |
| a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation |
Also, schmoose, schmoos.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; < Yiddish, v. use of schmues < Hebrew shəmūʿōth reports, gossip
1895–1900, Americanism; < Yiddish, v. use of schmues < Hebrew shəmūʿōth reports, gossip
Related forms
schmooz·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
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.
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schmooze definitionand shmooze; schmoose |
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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