schmoozePronunciation: /ʃmuːz/ chiefly North AmericanDefinition of schmooze verb [no object] talk intimately and cosily; gossip: we schmooze about New York, what she misses [with object] talk in a cosy and intimate manner to (someone), typically in order to manipulate them: she schmoozed every casting agent in town noun a long and intimate conversation: we had a wonderful schmooze about the old daysDerivatives schmoozer noun schmoozy adjective (schmoozier, schmooziest)Origin: late 19th century (as a verb): from Yiddish shmuesn 'converse, chat'schmooze in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of schmooze in the US English dictionary
