shmooze
/ʃmuːz/
noun
- Casual, friendly conversation, especially when done to gain an advantage or make connections.
- The party was mostly shmooze and small talk.
- A little shmooze with the manager can help you get the job.
- There was a lot of shmooze at the networking event.
verb
- To talk casually and charmingly with someone, especially to gain an advantage or make a good impression.
- Politicians often shmooze with donors to raise money for their campaigns.
- She knows how to shmooze the boss at company parties.
- At the conference, he spent the whole time shmoozing with potential investors.
- To chat or socialize in a friendly, informal way.
- He likes to shmooze with the regulars at the coffee shop.
- We shmoozed with the other parents at the school picnic.
- They shmoozed for a while before getting down to business.