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or shmooze
schmoozes or shmoozes; schmoozed or shmoozed; schmoozing or shmoozing
informal
: to talk with someone in a friendly way often in order to get some advantage for yourself
People will have time to schmooze during the cocktail hour.
—often + withShe schmoozed with the reporters/boss.
He schmoozed his teachers.
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“Schmooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/schmooze. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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