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schmooze
schmooze or schmoose also shmooze S0138300 (shmo͞oz)Slang v. schmoozed, schmooz·ing, schmooz·es or schmoosed or schmoos·ing or schmoos·es also shmoozed or shmooz·ing or 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 šəmû'â, rumor; see šmʕ in Semitic roots.]
schmooz′er n.schmooz′y adj.schmooze (ʃmuːz) , schmooz or schmoosevb1. (intr) to chat or gossip2. (tr) to chat to (someone) for the purposes of self-promotion or to gain some advantagena trivial conversation; chat[Yiddish, from schmues a chat, from Hebrew shemuoth reports]schmooze (ʃmuz)
v. schmoozed, schmooz•ing,
n. Slang. v.i. 1. to chat idly; gossip. n. 2. an idle conversation; chat. [1895–1900, Amer.; < Yiddish, v. use of schmues < Hebrew shəmū‘ōth reports, gossip] schmooz′er, n. schmooze
Past participle: schmoozed
Gerund: schmoozing
| Imperative |
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| schmooze | | schmooze |
| Present |
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| I schmooze | | you schmooze | | he/she/it schmoozes | | we schmooze | | you schmooze | | they schmooze |
| Preterite |
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| I schmoozed | | you schmoozed | | he/she/it schmoozed | | we schmoozed | | you schmoozed | | they schmoozed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am schmoozing | | you are schmoozing | | he/she/it is schmoozing | | we are schmoozing | | you are schmoozing | | they are schmoozing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have schmoozed | | you have schmoozed | | he/she/it has schmoozed | | we have schmoozed | | you have schmoozed | | they have schmoozed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was schmoozing | | you were schmoozing | | he/she/it was schmoozing | | we were schmoozing | | you were schmoozing | | they were schmoozing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had schmoozed | | you had schmoozed | | he/she/it had schmoozed | | we had schmoozed | | you had schmoozed | | they had schmoozed |
| Future |
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| I will schmooze | | you will schmooze | | he/she/it will schmooze | | we will schmooze | | you will schmooze | | they will schmooze |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have schmoozed | | you will have schmoozed | | he/she/it will have schmoozed | | we will have schmoozed | | you will have schmoozed | | they will have schmoozed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be schmoozing | | you will be schmoozing | | he/she/it will be schmoozing | | we will be schmoozing | | you will be schmoozing | | they will be schmoozing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been schmoozing | | you have been schmoozing | | he/she/it has been schmoozing | | we have been schmoozing | | you have been schmoozing | | they have been schmoozing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been schmoozing | | you will have been schmoozing | | he/she/it will have been schmoozing | | we will have been schmoozing | | you will have been schmoozing | | they will have been schmoozing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been schmoozing | | you had been schmoozing | | he/she/it had been schmoozing | | we had been schmoozing | | you had been schmoozing | | they had been schmoozing |
| Conditional |
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| I would schmooze | | you would schmooze | | he/she/it would schmooze | | we would schmooze | | you would schmooze | | they would schmooze |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have schmoozed | | you would have schmoozed | | he/she/it would have schmoozed | | we would have schmoozed | | you would have schmoozed | | they would have schmoozed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  schmooze - an informal conversation chat, confab, confabulation, schmooseconversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chitchat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle - light informal conversation for social occasions | | Verb | 1. | schmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly wayjawbone, schmoose, shmoose, shmoozechew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, chatter, visit - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" |
Translationsschmooze
schmoozeTo chat or gossip casually with someone, especially for personal gain or self-promotion. Originally from Yiddish. I spent the whole night schmoozing with the various artists and musicians my wife invited to the party. You've got to go to social events and schmooze a bit if you're ever going to get ahead in this industry.schmoose verbSee schmoozeschmooze and shmooze and schmoose1. in. to chat; to chew the fat. (From Hebrew schmuos via Yiddish.) You were schmoozing when you should have been listening. 2. n. a session of chatting or conversing. Come over, and let’s have a schmooze before you go. schmooze
Related to schmooze: schmoozerSynonyms for schmoozenoun an informal conversationSynonyms- chat
- confab
- confabulation
- schmoose
Related Words- conversation
- causerie
- chin wag
- chin wagging
- chin-wag
- chin-wagging
- chit chat
- chitchat
- chit-chat
- gab
- gabfest
- gossip
- small talk
- tittle-tattle
verb talk idly or casually and in a friendly waySynonyms- jawbone
- schmoose
- shmoose
- shmooze
Related Words- chew the fat
- chitchat
- chit-chat
- claver
- confab
- jaw
- natter
- shoot the breeze
- chat
- chaffer
- confabulate
- gossip
- chatter
- visit
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