schmooze
verb
[ ʃmuːz ]
• talk with someone in a lively and friendly way, typically in order to impress or manipulate them.
• "it's a good time to put yourself forward, to network and to schmooze"
Similar:
talk (to),
chat (up),
converse (with),
communicate (with),
exchange information (with),
interface (with),
network (with),
link up (with),
hook up (with),
mingle (with),
mix (with),
hobnob (with),
work the room,
schmooze
noun
• a lively and friendly conversation, typically one conducted in order to impress or manipulate others.
• "Williams hung around for a bite of lunch and a schmooze"
Origin:
late 19th century (in US use, as a verb): from Yiddish shmuesn ‘converse, chat’.
