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单词 schmooze
释义

schmooze

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verb

ˈshmüz How to pronounce schmooze (audio)
variants or shmooze
schmoozed or shmoozed; schmoozing or shmoozing

intransitive verb

: to converse informally : chat
also : to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner especially so as to gain favor, business, or connections

transitive verb

: to engage in schmoozing with
she schmoozed her professors
schmoozer
ˈshmü-zər How to pronounce schmooze (audio)
noun

schmooze

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noun

1
: a gathering or time devoted to schmoozing
2
: casual talk that is often gossipy or ingratiating

Did you know?

Schmooze (also spelled shmooze) comes from Yiddish schmues, meaning "talk," which itself is from Hebrew shěmu’ōth, "news" or "rumor." Although originally used to indicate simply talking in an informal and warm manner, the word now commonly suggests discussion for the purposes of gaining something.

Synonyms

Verb

  • babble
  • blab
  • cackle
  • chaffer [British]
  • chat
  • chatter
  • chin [slang]
  • converse
  • gab
  • gabble
  • gas
  • jabber
  • jaw
  • kibitz
  • kibbitz
  • natter
  • palaver
  • patter
  • prate
  • prattle
  • rap
  • rattle
  • run on
  • talk
  • twitter
  • visit

Noun

  • backchat
  • cackle
  • causerie
  • chat
  • chatter
  • chin music
  • chin-wag [slang]
  • chitchat
  • confab
  • confabulation
  • gab
  • gabfest
  • gossip
  • jangle
  • jaw
  • natter [chiefly British]
  • palaver
  • patter
  • rap
  • small talk
  • table talk
  • talk
  • tête-à-tête
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Example Sentences

Verb People will have time to schmooze during the cocktail hour. spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players Noun had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Get ready to sip, snap and schmooze with your favorite stars! Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Hundreds of competitors and customers stopped by to sit and schmooze and laugh with Jack. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022 On a very rare occasion, the vas deferens (the tubes that chauffeur sperm from the testicles to the urethra) can spontaneously reconnect, allowing sperm to schmooze with the semen again. Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2022 Typically, attendees who escape to the lobby bars schmooze over wine and popcorn, paying little attention to the show. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022 As soon as a commercial break began, stars moved to schmooze as much as possible before the two-minute time span ran out. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2022 In living rooms across America, Larry King was as comfortable a guest as a favorite uncle dropping by to schmooze with the family. Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021 Was everyone there to schmooze, to revolutionize the global financial system or just to get rich? New York Times, 5 June 2021 The front lawn, meanwhile, will metamorphose into one of the world’s most glamorous outdoor lounges for artists to schmooze (at a distance) and pose for the cameras. Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2021
Noun
An experienced stage director as well as a renowned administrator, Audi doesn’t just work on grand strategy and schmooze with donors. New York Times, 19 July 2022 The nerd prom is back in all its overly earnest, celebrity-studded, schmooze-or-lose glory. Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 Institutions that put on awards ceremonies, concerts, film festivals and high-profile schmooze events are considering postponement, cancellation or going virtual as the Covid-19 variant sweeps through the U.S. Anne Steele, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022 The pair schmooze on a Fifth Avenue double-decker bus, in Central Park, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 Guests are invited to come schmooze with the clergy and staff, explore the sacred spaces, learn about Judaic art installations or the Beth El Mausoleum. Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2021 And the elimination of middlemen encourages artists to elevate one another rather than schmooze insiders at cocktail parties. Washington Post, 8 May 2021 During that weekend, job candidates would lead a service, deliver a sermon, meet with the preschoolers, teach a class, maybe have lunch with staff and schmooze with congregants during kiddush on Shabbat. Stewart Ain, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Dec. 2020 The bulk of that is from commercial payments facilitated by the WeChat super-app, where a billion Chinese schmooze, shop, and share cabs. Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com, 12 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Yiddish shmuesn, from schmues talk, from Hebrew shĕmu'ōth news, rumor

First Known Use

Verb

1888, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 2

schmooze 1 of 2

noun

as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • chat
  • talk
  • chatter
  • gab
  • chitchat
  • gossip
  • gabfest
  • confab
  • natter
  • small talk
  • tête-à-tête
  • table talk
  • palaver
  • conference
  • chin-wag
  • jaw
  • confabulation
  • patter
  • cackle
  • debate
  • symposium
  • dialogue
  • jangle
  • rap
  • causerie
  • chin music
  • exchange
  • discourse
  • parley
  • yak
  • backchat
  • yammer
  • yap
  • yack
  • dialog
  • happy talk
  • colloquy
  • crosstalk
  • give-and-take

schmooze

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verb

variants or shmooze
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • chat
  • talk
  • converse
  • gab
  • discuss
  • kibitz
  • visit
  • blab
  • kibbitz
  • natter
  • rattle
  • babble
  • gabble
  • chatter
  • jabber
  • prattle
  • prate
  • palaver
  • patter
  • gas
  • rap
  • chaffer
  • chew the rag
  • cackle
  • blow smoke
  • gossip
  • run on
  • jaw
  • chew the fat
  • twitter
  • shoot the breeze
  • chin
  • talk a blue streak
  • tattle
  • yammer
  • yak
  • yap
  • expatiate
  • yack
  • descant
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