שמועס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (sh'mu'ót), plural of שְׁמוּעָה (sh'mu'á, “report, piece of news, rumor”), related to שָׁמַע (shamá', “to hear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmuəs/

Noun

שמועס • (shmues) m, plural שמועסן (shmuesn)

  1. idle talk, chat, conversation
  2. schmooze

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: smoes, smoezen
  • → English: schmooze, shmooze
  • → German: Schmu, Schmus, schmusen
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