chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose
(noun) an informal conversation
shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
(verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
schmooze (third-person singular simple present schmoozes, present participle schmoozing, simple past and past participle schmoozed)
To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
schmooze (plural schmoozes)
A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
Source: Wiktionary
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
