v., schmoozed, or schmoosed, also shmoozed, schmooz·ing, or schmoos·ing, shmooz·ing, schmooz·es, or schmoos·es, shmooz·es. v.intr.
To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
v.tr.
To engage in schmoozing with: "how to be a professional artist-how to be a businessperson, how to schmooze the collectors" (Paige Powell).
n.
The act or an instance of schmoozing.
[Yiddish shmuesn, possibly from shmues, a chat, pl. of shmue, rumor, akin to Hebrew šəmû'â, rumor.]
schmoozer schmooz'er n.schmoozy schmooz'y adj.
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