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schmooze

schmooze [ shmooz ]


verb  (past and past participle schmoozed, present participle schmooz·ing, 3rd person present singular schmooz·es)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb chat informally: to chat socially and agreeably

2. transitive verb be ingratiating toward somebody: to talk persuasively to somebody, often to gain personal advantage



noun  (plural schmooz·es)
Definition:
 
informal chat: an informal chat about trivial matters

[Late 19th century. Via Yiddish schmuesn "talk" < Hebrew šĕmū'āh "rumor"]

schmooz·er noun
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