to schmoose
- verb
- /ʃmuːs/
- Informal
- They spent hours schmoosing at the café, sharing stories and laughs.
Examples
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He loves to schmoose with colleagues at networking events.
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The guests began to schmoose over drinks before dinner was served.
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Let's schmoose for a bit!
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He loves to schmoose with new clients.
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At the party, she started to schmoose with the guests to make new connections.
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Before the meeting began, they took some time to schmoose about their weekend plans.
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As the conference progressed, attendees would often schmoose during breaks to network.
Synonyms
375
1.0
To talk in a friendly, informal way about small everyday things
70
1.6
To talk in a friendly, casual way about a subject
48
3.3
To talk with someone in a friendly way
18
8.6
To talk in a friendly way to make people like you and get an advantage
11
7.9
To spend time talking with important or famous people
10
8.0
To spend time talking with important or powerful people
9
6.8
To chat in a relaxed informal way about unimportant things
7
4.1
To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things
2
9.3
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way
1
8.4
To talk in a friendly way to make a useful connection
1
8.7
To talk briefly in an informal way
1
9.9
Talk in a friendly way about small, unimportant things
Talk in a friendly way to try to get help or make useful contacts
To talk in a relaxed, friendly way
Antonyms
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schmoose comes from Yiddish shmuesn meaning 'to chat'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'smooth' talk — to schmoose is to chat in a friendly way, often to make friends or get a favor.