schmoose
schmooze
To 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.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
schmooze
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.
schmoose
verbSee schmooze
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- schmooze
- shmooze
- shmoozer
- schmoozer
- shickered
- shikkered
- shlimazl
- schlemazel
- schlemozzle
- schmaltzy