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  • verb Present participle of schmooze.

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Examples

  • But early schmoozing is the best way to get results later.

    Six steps to a better Labour business policy Julia Finch 2010

  • Although NYC2012 will spend more than $3 million in cash and in-kind donations on the IOC tour stop, schmoozing is restricted.

    USATODAY.com - Salesmanship at the core of Big Apple's Olympic bid 2005

  • €200 million valuation and music label schmoozing is music to We7

    TechCrunch Europe 2009

  • But, my friend went on to explain, he dreaded the idea of schmoozing all night.

    VDARE.com - Latest Articles 2009

  • Constable was a private person, with a small circle of friends, no good at what co-curator Martin Gayford, author of the biography "Constable in Love," calls the "schmoozing" necessary to make a living by "painting aristocrats, politicians, generals and duchesses."

    Mark Manders's Strange Material World 2009

  • It's always amusing to watch musicians and their musician crowds networking "schmoozing" Tim calls it.

    There and Back Again Becca 2007

  • It's always amusing to watch musicians and their musician crowds networking "schmoozing" Tim calls it.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Becca 2007

  • I base this on several explorations in the field ... and shots of tequila from various bottles and kegs from Jaliscan hosts has confirmed the belief that the best stuff is saved for savoring among family and friends and for clinching deals after considerable time spent 'schmoozing'.

    The Subject of Mescal 2004

  • I base this on several explorations in the field ... and shots of tequila from various bottles and kegs from Jaliscan hosts has confirmed the belief that the best stuff is saved for savoring among family and friends and for clinching deals after considerable time spent 'schmoozing'.

    The Subject of Mescal 2004

  • I base this on several explorations in the field ... and shots of tequila from various bottles and kegs from Jaliscan hosts has confirmed the belief that the best stuff is saved for savoring among family and friends and for clinching deals after considerable time spent 'schmoozing'.

    The Subject of Mescal 2004

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  • Talking in a friendly and compelling fashion to gain a favor.

    November 21, 2009

  • It derives from Yiddish.

    November 21, 2009