שמועס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (sh'mu'ót), plural of שְׁמוּעָה (sh'mu'á, “report, piece of news, rumor”), related to שָׁמַע (shamá', “to hear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃmuəs/

Noun

שמועס • (shmues) m, plural שמועסן (shmuesn)

1. idle talk, chat, conversation
2. schmooze

Derived terms

• שמועסן (shmuesn)

Descendants

• → Dutch: smoes, smoezen
• → English: schmooze, shmooze
• → German: Schmu, Schmus, schmusen