schmooze
[ shmooz ]
noun
idle conversation; chatter.
Origin of schmooze
1An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; from Yiddish, verb use of schmues, from Hebrew shəmūʿōth “reports, gossip”
- Also shmooze .
- Sometimes schmoose .
Other words from schmooze
- schmooz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for schmooze
schmooze
/ (ʃmuːz) slang /
verb
(intr) to chat or gossip
(tr) to chat to (someone) for the purposes of self-promotion or to gain some advantage
noun
a trivial conversation; chat
Origin of schmooze
1Yiddish, from schmues a chat, from Hebrew shemuoth reports
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