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or shmooze
schmoozed or shmoozed; schmoozing or shmoozing
: to converse informally : chat
also
: to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner especially so as to gain favor, business, or connections
: to engage in schmoozing with
she schmoozed her professors
1
: a gathering or time devoted to schmoozing
2
: casual talk that is often gossipy or ingratiating
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Schmooze (also spelled shmooze) comes from Yiddish schmues, meaning "talk," which itself is from Hebrew shěmu’ōth, "news" or "rumor." Although originally used to indicate simply talking in an informal and warm manner, the word now commonly suggests discussion for the purposes of gaining something.
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Verb
People will have time to schmooze during the cocktail hour.
spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players
Noun
had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024
The series features at least one major cameo per episode from a star playing an exaggerated version of themselves, whom Andy typically tries to schmooze with to improve his standing in the industry.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
This is a great day to schmooze with friends and groups.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Exciting news for Elsa, who has won my heart with her voracious appetite — Nino schmoozes with the editor, Enrico.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024
The series features at least one major cameo per episode from a star playing an exaggerated version of themselves, whom Andy typically tries to schmooze with to improve his standing in the industry.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
We are even spared the immediate aftermath: the coffin being lowered into the earth, the child alone in a corner while well wishers three heads taller schmooze and nosh, the widower donating sweaters to Goodwill.
—Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
This is a great day to schmooze with friends and groups.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Schmooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schmooze. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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