- shmuesn
- 1. to talk over, to discuss, to talk, to chat, to "shmooze";2. talk, chat, conversation* * *(v.) to talk, to chat, to "shmooze"
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
shmuesn
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Schmooze — 1. chat idly; 2. be servile and fawning in order to gain some personal benefit from those in influential positions (from Yiddish shmuesn = chat) … Dictionary of Australian slang
schmooze — Australian Slang 1. chat idly; 2. be servile and fawning in order to gain some personal benefit from those in influential positions (from Yiddish shmuesn = chat) … English dialects glossary
schmooze — [ʃmu:z] v [i]informal [Date: 1800 1900; : Yiddish; Origin: shmuesn to talk ] to talk in a friendly way about unimportant things at a social event, especially because you want to gain an advantage for yourself later schmooze with ▪ Politicians… … Dictionary of contemporary English
schmooze — [19] To ‘schmooze’ is to chat or gossip. The word came into colloquial American English towards the end of the 19th century from Yiddish shmuesn ‘to talk, chat’, which in turn was based on Hebrew shemū’ah ‘rumour’ … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
schmooze — (v.) also shmooze, to chat intimately, 1897, from Yiddish shmuesn to chat, from shmues idle talk, chat, from Heb. shemu oth news, rumors. Schmoozer is from 1909 … Etymology dictionary
schmooze informal, — schmooze informal, [ʃmu:z] chiefly N. Amer. verb talk or chat, especially at a social function. ↘talk to (someone) in order to manipulate them or gain an advantage. noun an intimate conversation. Derivatives schmoozer noun schmoozy adjective… … English new terms dictionary
schmooze — [19] To ‘schmooze’ is to chat or gossip. The word came into colloquial American English towards the end of the 19th century from Yiddish shmuesn ‘to talk, chat’, which in turn was based on Hebrew shemū’ah ‘rumour’ … Word origins
