schmooze

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Jim Gilmore and George Allen could show up and schmooze, why not Stall?

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  1. intransitive verb To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
  2. transitive verb To engage in schmoozing with: "how to be a professional artist—how to be a businessperson, how to schmooze the collectors” (Paige Powell).
  3. noun The act or an instance of schmoozing.

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  • It's a heck of a lot of work to put on an art show - much easier to show up, schmooze, nibble and sip!
  • Palin should reciprocate by saying thank you, but no, she'll never be able to out-schmooze a man who's spent the last 15,000 years as a senator. —  Latest Articles
  • Because Mantle had learned how to "schmooze" with the New York media, they tended to like him. —  Frugal In Virginia
  • Sun's Ideas section, he knows the terrain from Washington to Wall Street., former State House reporter and features writer, takes the lead on state government, transportation issues and the environment; he is the board's resident funny man and capital schmooze. —  Blog updates
  • And since there's no line to hop in a lottery, fans should just schmooze and suck up to members of the elite "Olympic Family," he says. —  Top Stories - Google News
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  1. Yiddish shmuesn, possibly from shmues, a chat, pl. of shmue, rumor, Hebrew šəmû'â, rumor; see šmʿ in Semitic roots.
 

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