schmooze

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or schmoose also shmooze (shmūz) pronunciation

Slang.

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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n. someone who chats or converses well. Two old schmoozers sat muttering to one another all afternoon by the duck pond.

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IN BRIEF: n. - (Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk v. - Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way.

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verb intr.
/ʃmu:z, ʃmu:s/ Also schmoos(e), /ʃmu:z, ʃmu:s/
Also schmoos(e),
verb intr.

1: To chat or gossip; to engage in a long, intimate conversation. (1897 —) .
H. Kemelman On Friday nights or Saturdays, don't we stand around after the services and schmoos a while? (1966). noun

2: (A) chat or gossip; a long, intimate conversation. (1939 —) .

[From Yiddish shmuesn to talk or chat, schmues (noun), from Hebrew shĕmū'ah rumour.]

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Modes and Manners of Expression - schmooze: Slang. gossip and chat familiarly, esp. to endear oneself
Yiddish Borrowings - schmooze: (vb) have a heart-to-heart talk; chitchat or gab with one’s associates

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - snakke, sludre
n. - snak, sludder

Nederlands (Dutch)
smoezen

Français (French)
v. intr. - (US) jaser, faire de la lèche (fam)
n. - bavardages

Deutsch (German)
v. - plaudern
n. - Unterhaltung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) κουβεντιάζω
n. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) κουβεντολόι

Italiano (Italian)
pettegolare, chiacchierare, raccontarsela

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conversar, fofocar
n. - bate-papo

Русский (Russian)
треп, переливание из пустого в порожнее, сплетничать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - charlar, contar chismes
n. - conversación ociosa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - snacka, pladdra
n. - pladder, pratstund, snack

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闲谈

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閒談
n. - 閒談

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 수다 떨다, 잡담하다
n. - 수다 , 잡담 , 시시한 이야기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無駄話

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثرثر (الاسم) رثرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פיטפט, ריכל, שוחח ארוכות‬
n. - ‮פטפוטים‬

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