to schmoose
- verb
- /ʃmuːs/
- Informal
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- 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
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1.0
To talk in a friendly, informal way about small everyday things
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1.6
To talk in a friendly, casual way about a subject
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3.3
To talk with someone in a friendly way
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8.6
To talk in a friendly way to make people like you and get an advantage
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6.8
To chat in a relaxed informal way about unimportant things
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8.0
To spend time talking with important or powerful people
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4.1
To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things
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7.9
To spend time talking with important or famous people
To talk in a friendly way to make a useful connection
Talk in a friendly way to try to get help or make useful contacts
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way
To talk in a relaxed, friendly way
To talk briefly in an informal way
Talk in a friendly way about small, unimportant things
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.