schmooze, rubbernecking and schmoozing

1. STYLE

All Eyes on Obama Insiders
BET's Debra Lee with Sharon Malone at the Kennedy Center Honors brunch at the Mandarin Oriental hotel. (Roxanne Roberts) Kennedy Centers Honors weekend is all about rubbernecking and schmoozing big stars, and this year was no different -- except that many of the stars were new Obama insiders....
(Reliable Source, washingtonpost.com)
High in Tower, Trump Reads, Tweets and Plans

By ASHLEY PARKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN

As Donald J. Trump goes about his routine - schmoozing, tweeting, rewarding loyalty, fomenting infighting - it doesn't appear the gravity of the presidency is changing him.

Today Narendra Modi is in Qatar, sucking up to India’s biggest gas supplier and schmoozing with expats. Next he will visit Switzerland, America and MexicoIt was 7:30 p.m., minutes before the 12 diners schmoozing on the opposite side of the kitchen wall would sit down to an elaborate eight-course tasting menu.

Must Great Leaders Be Gregarious?
By SUSAN CAIN
The ability to lead depends on vision, not beer drinking, schmoozing or other social skills.

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More Buzz Than Deals at Frankfurt Book Fair

By MOTOKO RICH

In recent years, the fair has become more of a chance to schmooze and build buzz for deals down the road.

Art Basel has been called a contemporary art space trip. It is the world's largest and most prestigious art fair, and it was held in Switzerland through Sunday. Crowds of anxious VIP collectors and galleries from all over the world push to see - and buy the art for hefty prices. And of course, to schmooze with the artists.




schmooze
verb [I] INFORMAL
to talk informally with someone, especially in a way that is not sincere or to gain some advantage for yourself:
He spent the entire evening schmoozing with the senator.

schmooze 

Pronunciation: /ʃmuːz/ 

chiefly North American VERB

[NO OBJECT]

1Talk intimately and cosily; gossip:we schmooze about New York, what she misses

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1.1[WITH OBJECT] Talk in a cosy and intimate manner to (someone), typically in order to manipulate them:she schmoozed every casting agent in town

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NOUN

A long and intimate conversation:we had a wonderful schmooze about the old days

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Derivatives

schmoozer

Pronunciation: /ˈʃmuːzə/ 

NOUN

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schmoozy

Pronunciation: /ˈʃmuːzi/ 

ADJECTIVE (schmoozier, schmooziest)

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Origin

Late 19th century (as a verb): from Yiddish shmuesn 'converse, chat'.

rubberneck 

Pronunciation: /ˈrʌbənɛk/ 

informal

VERB

[NO OBJECT]

Turn one’s head to stare at something in a foolish manner:a passer-by rubbernecking at the accident scene

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NOUN

A person who rubbernecks.

rubberneck

Meaning #1: a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
Synonyms: sightseer, excursionist, tripper
Meaning #2: a person who stares inquisitively

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The verb rubberneck has one meaning:
Meaning #1: strain to watch; stare curiously