Dan at Evening Standard Awards

[Amy Z <lupinesque@yahoo.com>]

Sophia wrote:
 
> OK. What's schmoozing?

Idle chatter, as in standing around with a bunch of other honorees 
and coming up with something to say while you nibble on your hors 
d'oeuvres.  Sometimes chatter that appears idle but is actually a 
finely honed professional skill, as in schmoozing with the higher-ups 
at the company cocktail party.

Amy Z
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