" schmoozes "

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1: to schmooz: the act of mingleing, socializing, or kissing ass in or at an event that you may feel less than comfortable.

  * e.g.,  ... its been a long night running around here schmoozing with all these strangers. 

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1: to sweet talk people so that they give you exactly what you want

  * e.g.,  ... My friend Patrick always schmoozes with my mother so that she gives him her freshly baked cookies. 

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1: Making ingratiating small talk – talk that is business oriented, designed to both provide and solicit personal information but avoids overt pitching. Most often an artifact of “networking.” It is more art than science but can be learned.

  * e.g.,  ... Tony is on the schmooz. I’ll bet he comes back to the office with contact information on the Senior Partner at Boogle & Walters. 

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1: To get to know or suck up to someone for self benefit.

  * e.g.,  ... Lets schmooze with the professor so he'll offer us research projects. 

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1: The pointless evening pursuit of kissing important butts to better ones employment prospects.

  * e.g.,  ... "Instead of having an orgy and enjoying it, you must come to the boring project dinner and do some schmoozing with Mr X and Mr Y as it's important they know who you are" 

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2: Networking, not for the purpose of work, but for the purpose of being seen by people you think are more important than yourself (but who are in fact schmoozing themselves through fear of being dropped by some important clique).

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1: Being able to talk your way into any situation (or out of it), find out about any person, and know someone wherever you go.

  * e.g.,  ... Joe Collins is known as Captain Schmooze because of his innate ability to schmooze anyone or anything.  

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1: To Schmooze (v) A term often used to describe formal or semi formal setting in which one party or individual attempts to influence another by means of flattery, gifts or any other non-monetary form of compensation. Especially common term in politics and lobbing.

  * e.g.,  ... 1: Where were you last night? 2: Sorry I had to go to the law reception last night to schmooze the congressmen. 

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1: Wasting time at work to do useless things, such as socializing.

  * e.g.,  ... “I would consider myself a schmoozer.” 

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1: To cuddle and/or act in an intimately affectionate manner toward one's companion.

  * e.g.,  ... They were sitting on the couch, schmoozing all afternoon. 

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2: Note: Term does not necessarily denote any sexual inuendo and/or intent.

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1: to schmooze: (v) commonly refers to any act by a guy in the attempt to get a girl to adore him in a romantic way. When it is positive this mean spending hours on the phone with,

  * e.g.,  ... John likes to schmooze Amber. When he is schmoozing her he becomes incoherent to outside influence, and is focusing similar to the way an olympic runner does before a race. 

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2: writing love poems to,

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3: asking her parents for their consent,

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4: and bringing dark roses to.. When it its negative this means ditching classes to hang out with, and the occasional stalking. Schmoozing is the art of the guy, girls may not schmooze unless they are lesbians. To succesfully schmooze one must be solely concerned with desires of the girl.

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5: Schmoozing SHOULD NOT be used for more then several months at a time. NNOOTTEE!! SIDEFFECTS!! Effects on the male psyche from overly long usage will be disastrous and may register as these symptons: whipped boyfriend, bitch-assness, need for viagra at age 20, disregard for bros before hoes rule and other unpleasant things