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Where does “שמועס” come from?

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

שמועס (Yiddish): idle talk, chat, conversation; schmooze

Definitions

  1. idle talk, chat, conversation; schmooze

Ancestry of “שמועס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשְׁמוּעוֹת—
2Hebrewשְׁמוּעָהreport, piece of news, rumor

Words derived from “שמועס”

  • schmooze
  • schmoozer
  • schmoozy
  • schmoozefest
  • schmooze-athon
  • Schmu
  • schmusen
  • smoes
  • smoezen
  • שמועסן
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