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Schmooze vs Prattle - What's the difference?

schmooze | prattle |

As verbs the difference between schmooze and prattle

is that schmooze is to talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection while prattle is to speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.

As nouns the difference between schmooze and prattle

is that schmooze is a casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection while prattle is silly, childish, talk; babble.

schmooze

English

Alternative forms

* shmooze

Verb

(schmooz)
  • To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection
    • I wish he could do his job as well as he schmoozes with the boss.

    Derived terms

    * schmooseoisie * schmooze-athon * schmoozefest * schmoozer * schmoozy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.

    • prattle

    English

    Verb

    (prattl)
  • (ambitransitive) To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.

    • Derived terms

    * prattler * prattlingly

    Noun

    (-)
  • Silly, childish, talk; babble.
  • * c. 1603 , William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice , Act I, scene I, line 27
    • Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    References

    * prattle'', in ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000)

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