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schmoozy

/ˈʃmuːzi/

schmoozy adjective: tending to schmooze; sucking up for the sake of social advancement.

schmoozy: woman in black tank top and orange zip up jacket
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Adjective

schmoozy (comparative schmoozier, superlative schmooziest)

  1. Tending to schmooze; sucking up for the sake of social advancement.
    • They are in the neighborhood to go on romantic dates and to have schmoozy drinks with entertainment execs, and they need the right outfits so they can kiss and kiss up in style.2009 October 1, Mike Albo, “Neighborhood Preservation”, in New York Times

Forms of schmoozy

comparativeschmoozier
superlativeschmooziest

Origin of schmoozy

From schmooze + -y.

Words that rhyme with schmoozy

Questions about schmoozy

What does schmoozy mean?
Schmoozy means tending to schmooze; sucking up for the sake of social advancement.
What part of speech is schmoozy?
Schmoozy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce schmoozy?
Schmoozy is pronounced /ˈʃmuːzi/.

Words near schmoozy in the dictionary

  1. schmoozier
  2. schmooziest
  3. schmoozing
  4. schmoozingly
  5. schmoozings
  6. schmoozy
  7. schmos
  8. Schmoyer
  9. Schmoyers
  10. schmozzle
  11. schmozzles

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