Noun: schmooze shmooz
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- An informal conversation
"They had a quick schmooze in the hallway before the meeting";
- chat, confab [informal], confabulation, schmoose [informal], natter [informal]
Usage: informal
- Engage in casual, friendly conversation
"They schmoozed at the cocktail party";
- shmooze [informal], shmoose [informal, rare], schmoose [informal]
Derived forms: schmoozing, schmoozes, schmoozed
Type of: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat [informal], chew the rag [informal], chinwag [Brit, informal], chitchat [informal], chit-chat [informal], claver [UK, dialect], confab [informal], confabulate, conversation, convo [Austral, informal], gab [informal], gas [informal], gossip, jaw [informal], natter [informal], shoot the breeze [N. Amer, informal], visit [N. Amer, informal]
Encyclopedia: Schmooze