schmooses
Engages in chitchat
Schmooses is the third-person singular present tense of schmooze, meaning to chat in a friendly, often strategic way.
Someone who schmooses engages in casual conversation, typically to build rapport or gain favor.
She schmooses with clients at every networking event.
The word comes from Yiddish and carries connotations of sociable, sometimes calculated, chitchat rather than deep conversation.
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- minglingCasual social interaction
- glad-handingEffusive, insincere friendliness
- meetupInformal planned gathering
conference · mixer · reception · collaboration · referrals · outreach · engagement · rapport-building
Informal talk spreading rumors
- small-talkLight, casual conversation
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gabLight, meaningless talk
natter · chinwag · gabfest · prattle · kibitz · palaver · table-talk · jaw
Showing kindness, warmth
- gregariousFond of companionship
- affableWarm and approachable
- convivialSociable and cheerful
- amiableGood-natured and likable
outgoing · cordial · genial · approachable · warm · chatty · talkative · personable
Flatter to persuade
- smooth-talkingCharmingly persuasive in speech
- flatteringExcessively praising, often insincerely
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
cajoling · ingratiating · soft-soap · wheedling · blandishment · apple-polishing · brown-nosing · disarming
connections
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- minglingCasual social interaction
- glad-handingEffusive, insincere friendliness
meetup · conference · mixer · reception · collaboration · referrals · outreach · engagement · rapport-building · name-dropping
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- small-talkLight, casual conversation
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
gab · natter · chinwag · gabfest · prattle · kibitz · palaver · table-talk · jaw · catch-up
friendly
Showing kindness, warmth
- gregariousFond of companionship
- affableWarm and approachable
- convivialSociable and cheerful
amiable · outgoing · cordial · genial · approachable · warm · chatty · talkative · personable · engaging
sweet-talk
Flatter to persuade
- smooth-talkingCharmingly persuasive in speech
- flatteringExcessively praising, often insincerely
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
coaxing · cajoling · ingratiating · soft-soap · wheedling · blandishment · apple-polishing · brown-nosing · disarming · silver-tongued
schmoosesdebates
Formal argumentative exchanges
negotiates · argues · lectures · deliberates · interrogates