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schmoozefest en · NOUN

Etymology

From schmooze + -fest.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, informal) A social gathering organised so that people working in the non-profit charity sector can get together.
   • Last week, as Nestlé's top man, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, enjoyed the schmoozefest in Davos, activists Baby Milk Action held a conference nearby to unveil a document that claims Nestlé haven't quite played straight with Clooney. 2009 February 6, Hugh Muir, “Diary”, in The Guardian:
   • The investment bank sponsors the annual schmoozefest and “summer camp for billionaires” for the same reason that companies give away their luxury products in Oscars gift baskets[…] 2021 July 12, Hamilton Nolan, “What happens at Sun Valley, the secret gathering of unelected billionaire Kings?”, in The Guardian:

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