单词 | schmoozing |
释义 | schmoozingn. colloquial (originally in Jewish usage). Speaking or behaving in a charming or ingratiating manner. Also: gossiping, chatting. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat confabulationc1450 device1490 chat1573 tittle-tattle?c1640 small talk1650 confab1701 chit-chat1710 jaw1748 small-talking1786 prose1787 rap1787 coze1804 talky-talky1812 clack1813 chit-chatting1823 cozey1837 gossip1849 mardlea1852 yarn1857 conflab1873 chinwag1879 chopsing1879 cooze1880 chatting1884 schmoozing1884 talky-talk1884 pitch1888 schmooze1895 coosy1903 wongi1929 yap1930 kibitz1931 natter1943 old talk1956 jaw-jaw1958 yacking1959 ole talk1964 rapping1967 1884 Amer. Hebrew 12 Dec. 69/2 Went out for another dose of schmussing; sat down to a bite for lunch; got up for more gossip. 1939 New Yorker 4 Feb. 30/1 Schmoozing in the garment district is more than just a lot of idle chatter. Schmoozing is a careful tradition, dear to the hearts of everyone in New York's most thickly populated business section. 1990 N.Y. Woman June 94/2 He loved schmoozing and putting his arms around people. 2016 J. Zafra Stories so Far 82 Life had gotten so staid lately: all toil and schmoozing and consultations with clients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884 |
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