schmooze

Meaning

Verb

To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.

Noun

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

Synonyms

schmoose

shmooze

shmoose

confab

gossip

chat

chitchat

tittle-tattle

natter

jawbone

confabulation

rat

🐀

talk

🗣️

tattle

unwrap

witter

babble

schmoos

blather

bruit

chaffer

chatter

confabulate

gab

gabble

pass around

prattle

rabbit on

Translations

bavarder

chatten

κουβέντα

Schmus

eine freundliche, zwanglose Unterhaltung führen

dibbern

plaudern

τηλεσυνδιασκέπτομαι

xerrada

chatter

discuter

bavardages

chiacchierata

ciarlare

ثَرْثَرَ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃmuːz/

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שמועס (shmues), from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (sh'mu'ót), plural of שְׁמוּעָה (sh'mu'á, “report, piece of news, rumor”). Cognate with German schmusen (“to cuddle”, older “to flirt, flatter, schmooze”).