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shmuesn
Yiddish · 1800s
"to chat casually"
to chat, to converse casually, from Hebrew shemuoth (rumors, things heard)
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shmooze
English · 1890s
"to chat casually, especially to network socially"
adopted through Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities into American English
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