schmooze

WOTD – 19 July 2008    

English

Alternative forms

• shmooze

Etymology

From Yiddish שמועס (shmues).

Pronunciation

• enPR: shmo͞oz, IPA: /ʃmuːz/, X-SAMPA: /Smu:z/

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• Rhymes: -uːz

Verb

schmooze (third-person singular simple present schmoozes, present participle schmoozing, simple past and past participle schmoozed)

1. To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection

   I wish he could do his job as well as he schmoozes with the boss.

Derived terms

• schmooseoisie
• schmooze-athon
• schmoozefest
• schmoozer
• schmoozy

Noun

schmooze (plural schmoozes)

1. A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.