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 schmoose
1. 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

verb
See schmooze
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • schmooze
  • shmooze
  • shmoozer
  • schmoozer
  • shickered
  • shikkered
  • shlimazl
  • schlemazel
  • schlemozzle
  • schmaltzy