verb
- to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner, especially to gain favor or make connections
Usage: informal; present participle of schmooze
Examples
- He spent the evening shmoozing with potential investors at the conference.
- She’s always shmoozing with the boss to get ahead.
- The politician was shmoozing with voters at the town hall.
- I saw him shmoozing with celebrities at the charity gala.
- Stop shmoozing and get back to work.
- The salesperson was shmoozing with customers all afternoon.