/ English Dictionary

SCHMOOZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An informal conversation

Synonyms:

chat; confab; confabulation; schmoose; schmooze

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("schmooze" is a kind of...):

conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "schmooze"):

causerie; chin-wag; chin-wagging; chin wag; chin wagging; chit-chat; chit chat; chitchat; gab; gabfest; gossip; small talk; tittle-tattle (light informal conversation for social occasions)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

Synonyms:

jawbone; schmoose; schmooze; shmoose; shmooze

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "schmooze" is one way to...):

chaffer; chat; chatter; chew the fat; chit-chat; chitchat; claver; confab; confabulate; gossip; jaw; natter; shoot the breeze; visit (talk socially without exchanging too much information)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

schmoozer (someone skilled at conversation)

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