schmooze

verb · nounB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

schmoozes

V_ing/Gerund

schmoozing

V_ed/pp

schmoozedschmoose

1.
(intransitive)To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
I wish he could do his job as well as he schmoozes with the boss.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

schmoozesschmooseschmoozshmooze

1.
A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.

Nguồn gốc từ

Borrowed from שמועס, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת, plural of שְׁמוּעָה (report, piece of news, rumor). Cognate with schmusen.