schmooze or schmoose also shmooze (shm z) Slang v. schmoozed or schmoosed also shmoozed, schmooz·ing or schmoos·ing also shmooz·ing, schmooz·es or schmoos·es also 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, Hebrew   mû'â, rumor; see m in Semitic roots.]schmooz  er n.schmooz y adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | schmoozer - someone skilled at conversation deipnosophist - someone skilled at informal chitchat conversational partner, interlocutor - a person who takes part in a conversation speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" |
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