confab

[ noun kon-fab; verb kuhn-fab, kon-fab ]

/ noun ˈkɒn fæb; verb kənˈfæb, ˈkɒn fæb /

Informal.

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noun

a confabulation; a conversation.

verb (used without object), con·fabbed, con·fab·bing.

to confabulate: They spent the morning confabbing over coffee in my office.

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Origin of confab

First recorded in 1695–1705; by shortening

Words nearby confab

con espressione, Conestoga wagon, coney, Coney Island, conf., confab, confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection

How to use confab in a sentence

The Javits Center—normally the home of various comic-book confabs and one highly dramatic presidential non-victory—had become “operational nirvana,” said Fox, a vice president of operations for Kaplan North America.
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If Joanne suddenly started being available for a confab during those 30 minutes, well .
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Try bringing that up at the next confab at the Renaissance Esmeralda, if you really want to be shown the door.
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One donor complains about the takeout chicken pot pies served at a Karl Rove-hosted confab.
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On the first afternoon of the three-day confab, as guests are still strolling in, the booth already has attracted a crowd.
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It bills itself as the first stop on the road to the White House, but many GOP players skipped the New Orleans confab.
Fear and Loathing at the Republican Leadership Conference|David Freedlander|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Trump was in New Orleans for the Republican Leadership Conference, a semi-annual conservative confab.
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The second grammar class had been relieved from a recitation by this confab, and somehow Perry had a subduing influence.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Some confab followed, and I overheard enough to tell me that a scouting party had come in, bringing a prisoner.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
Mr. Cardross joined us, divining the subject of our furtive confab in the patio, and he seemed to think that you ought to come.
The Firing Line|Robert W. Chambers
He and Yuma had spent hours in close confab in the kitchen, and Yuma had expressed his feelings, confidentially, to Gimlet.
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From this I turned to listen to a very domestic confab between a Judy and her mate.
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British Dictionary definitions for confab

confab

/ (ˈkɒnfæb) informal /

noun

a conversation or chat

verb -fabs, -fabbing or -fabbed

(intr) to converse

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