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SHMOOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shmoose mean?
• SHMOOSE (verb)
The verb SHMOOSE has 1 sense:
1. talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Familiarity information: SHMOOSE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
jawbone; schmoose; schmooze; shmoose; shmooze
Hypernyms (to "shmoose" is one way to...):
chaffer; chat; chatter; chew the fat; chit-chat; chitchat; claver; confab; confabulate; gossip; jaw; natter; shoot the breeze; visit (talk socially without exchanging too much information)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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