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scooming 

A northern Scottish word for being exceptionally nosey, fishing for gossip and generally being a curtain twitcher. Even though scooming means looking for gossip, the word 'scoom' as a noun means gossip.

One can be labelled a 'scoomer' if they are known to deliberately and desperately look for gossip. Scoomers can be found slow driving past your house or round all five streets in your village at night for hours... or perhaps even in the local shop pretending to look at apples or (other healthy things they'd never actually buy) but is actually listening very carefully to everything you are saying.

Once the scoomer has found their prey, the scoomer will not be satisfied until they receive their supply of scoom. Everyone can be guilty of scooming but every village has their super scoomer.

Most likely used in the rural areas of the Scottish Highlands in the north.
*Man walks into local shop* 'Here Josie, I've got some scoom for you...I saw your mum last night scooming on the church goers. Turns out Mrs Fandan sacrifices cats straight after church and feeds them to her husband. He thinks he's eating chicken.'

Josie *Wow , that's some great scoom.'
scooming by CarlJay May 1, 2018

schmoozing 

to schmooz: the act of mingleing, socializing, or kissing ass in or at an event that you may feel less than comfortable.
its been a long night running around here schmoozing with all these strangers.
schmoozing by russ ven vleer June 15, 2009

schmooving 

i don't think we can trust anyone that be schmooving like that.
schmooving by anonymous September 14, 2020

Public Schooling 

The process of replacing an empty mind with a closed one.
I attend Public Schooling. Your opinion has no merit.
Public Schooling by A.Chase February 24, 2008

Online schooling 

Horrible idea, doesn't work well.
If teachers don't know how to use computers, then don't freaking do online schooling!
Online schooling by Superguy57 April 26, 2020

Schmooling 

Schmooling is an alternate word for “playing”; to tease or joke with someone.
Aleks- “Connor, you’re so stupid!”
Connor- “Hey, why would you say that?”
Aleks- “It’s okay, I’m just schmooling!”
Schmooling by thealeks March 8, 2019
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