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  collab

  noun

  a collaboration.
• collab.
  collab.

  abbreviation

  collaboration.

collab

¹ American  

[kuh-lab] / kəˈlæb /

noun

1. a collaboration.

   a new collab between a Russian designer and a British clothing brand.

2. a collaborator.

   Thanks to all my collabs!

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verb (used without object)

1. to collaborate.

   It’s great that on this album we got to collab with so many cool people.

collab. ² American  

abbreviation

1. collaboration.

2. collaborator.

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Etymology

Origin of collab

First recorded in 2000–05; by shortening

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Example Sentences

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collab collab.

She even sought out McDonald, another yacht rock OG, for a collab that didn’t end up making the LP, which expanded beyond her original premise as her listening broadened along with her cooking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Thousands were also serenaded by ex-One Direction singer Niall Horan, who also made a surprise appearance during Stargazing singer Myles Smith's main stage set for their collab, Drive Safe.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

And singer Rose, a multiple Grammy nominee this year for "APT," her banger collab with Bruno Mars, wore a chic strapless black dress with a high slit and an outsized bird brooch at her waist.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

The Polestar 4 is called that because it is the fourth model from the Swedish-Chinese premium/luxury collab, born out of Volvo Cars’ performance subbrand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

It wasn’t thoughts of a Sandy June x Pink Mountain Pizza collab.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

This fact led me to feverishly send a prediction to my sibling group chat: "Guys, we are 90 days out from a McDonald's/Krispy Kreme 'doughnut burger' collab. Mark my words."

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022

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