Where does “schmooze” come from?

schmooze (English) comes from Yiddish שמועס, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה — report, piece of news, rumor.

schmooze (English): To talk casually, especially in order to gain an...

Definitions

  1. To talk casually, especially in order to gain an...

Ancestry of “schmooze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמועסidle talk, chat, conversation; schmooze
2Hebrewשְׁמוּעוֹת—
3Hebrewשְׁמוּעָהreport, piece of news, rumor

Words derived from “schmooze”

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה →Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת →Every word from Yiddish שמועס →