shmooze- root words — words with the shmooze- root

The root shmooze- comes from Yiddish shmues, meaning chat, idle talk (ultimately from Hebrew shemuoth, things heard). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including shmooze. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the shmooze- root

Explore words with shmooze- — words containing the shmooze- root and sharing its sense of "chat, idle talk (ultimately from Hebrew shemuoth, things heard)". Examples include shmooze. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does shmooze- mean?

The shmooze- root means chat, idle talk (ultimately from Hebrew shemuoth, things heard), from Yiddish shmues. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.