schmoose
- noun
- /ʃmuːs/
- Informal
:
charla
- They had a long schmoose over coffee before going back to work.
Examples
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The two old friends enjoyed a schmoose about their families and shared memories.
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Let's have a quick schmoose over coffee.
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Let's have a quick schmoose before the meeting starts.
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They enjoy a little schmoose before meetings.
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The two old friends enjoyed a schmoose about their families and shared memories.
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They had a long schmoose over coffee before going back to work.
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Let's have a quick schmoose before the meeting starts.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
312
1.0
A friendly, informal talk between people
184
1.1
Informal talk about other people's private lives, often with rumors
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
65
2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
28
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
12
7.1
A short friendly talk between people
5
8.9
A short informal private talk between people
4
8.7
A friendly informal talk to make people like you and build contacts
1
2.8
Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
1
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
2.3
A short informal talk to share or clear up something
1
4.5
Talk that people have while they eat a meal
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
1
8.2
A long friendly talk that people use to persuade or catch up
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
A short friendly chat that helps people relax
An informal chat between people
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
A conversation between two or more people
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Light, silly talk about other people
Antonyms
How Informal
- Informal
184
1.1
- Informal
65
2.1
- Informal
- Informal
312
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schmoose comes from Yiddish shmues meaning 'chat'. So a schmoose is a friendly, informal conversation, like 'small talk' you have to connect with people or share news.