schmooze

Meaning

• chat casually
• have an informal conversation
• a casual conversation

Alternate spellings

shmooze, shmooz, schmooz

Usage and context

Can be a verb or a noun. It usually means relaxed social conversation and can also imply informal networking; it does not necessarily mean gossip.

Example in Yeshivish

We stayed after the meeting to schmooze.

Plain-English example

We stayed after the meeting to chat.