confab

[noun kon-fab; verb kuh n-fab, kon-fab]Informal.

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noun

a confabulation.

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

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

Origin of confab

First recorded in 1695–1705; by shortening

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Examples from the Web for confab

Contemporary Examples

One donor complains about the takeout chicken pot pies served at a Karl Rove-hosted confab.
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William O’Connor
June 9, 2014
On the first afternoon of the three-day confab, as guests are still strolling in, the booth already has attracted a crowd.
Fear and Loathing at the Republican Leadership Conference
David Freedlander
June 3, 2014
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
From afar, the confab known as the World Economic Forum in Davos looked a little like Asgard, the mythical home of the Norse gods.
At Davos 2014, The Gods Of Mischief Rule
Christopher Dickey
January 21, 2014
At the IMF confab, one of the most well-attended sessions was a panel on restructuring sovereign debt.
Panic Sets In With the Davos Crowd
Daniel Gross
October 14, 2013

Historical Examples

At 11 o'clock Birdwood and Byng came over for a confab on the last upset.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2
Ian Hamilton
I finds him in his room havin' a confab with two other plain clothes gents.
Torchy and Vee
Sewell Ford
But Jenkins had his limitations, as came out during the confab.
The Wreck of the Titan
Morgan Robertson
"Now for a confab," said Lewis, as his companions gathered about him.
The Riflemen of the Miami
Edward S. Ellis
The Sioux had retired, mainly to sit dismounted in close circle, for a confab.
Desert Dust
Edwin L. Sabin

British Dictionary definitions for confab

confab

noun

a conversation or chat

verb -fabs, -fabbing or -fabbed

(intr) to converse

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Word Origin and History for confab

n.

1701, colloquial shortening of confabulation.

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Examples from the Web for confab

Contemporary Examples

One donor complains about the takeout chicken pot pies served at a Karl Rove-hosted confab.

On the first afternoon of the three-day confab, as guests are still strolling in, the booth already has attracted a crowd.

It bills itself as the first stop on the road to the White House, but many GOP players skipped the New Orleans confab.

From afar, the confab known as the World Economic Forum in Davos looked a little like Asgard, the mythical home of the Norse gods.

At the IMF confab, one of the most well-attended sessions was a panel on restructuring sovereign debt.

Historical Examples

At 11 o'clock Birdwood and Byng came over for a confab on the last upset.

I finds him in his room havin' a confab with two other plain clothes gents.

But Jenkins had his limitations, as came out during the confab.

"Now for a confab," said Lewis, as his companions gathered about him.

The Sioux had retired, mainly to sit dismounted in close circle, for a confab.

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Word Origin and History for confab

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Origin of confab