schmoozefestn.
/ˈʃmuːzfɛst/, U.S. /ˈʃmuzˌfɛst/ colloquial (originally North American).
An event, meeting, etc., involving a great deal of schmoozing (see schmooze v.); esp. one at which people chat in an ingratiating or insincere way, typically for professional or other advantage.
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schmoozefest1976
1976 Washington Post 4 Apr. h4/2 He..attends a schmoozefest of eggheads in Venice.
1989 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 16 Apr. k25/4 The really good theater isn't on stage at these affairs, but at the wine-and-cheese schmooze-fest afterward.
1998 Independent 3 Jan. (Time Off section) 6/3 Agents and buyers who would rather not deal with another two-hour schmoozefest.
2013 G. Nash Wild Tales 88 The press party was the usual nonsense,..a high-octane schmoozefest.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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