shmooze out

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Pronunciations

shmooze out (shmuz OWT) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To scold, chide.

Example Sentences

  • “I would shmooze him out if I thought it would make him come to his senses.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y שמועסן shmuesn

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      schmooze out

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