confab

American  

[kon-fab, kuhn-fab, kon-fab] / ˈkɒn fæb, kənˈfæb, ˈkɒn fæb /

noun

1. a confabulation; a conversation.

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verb (used without object)

confabbed, confabbing

1. to confabulate.

   They spent the morning confabbing over coffee in my office.

confab British  

/ ˈkɒnfæb /

noun

1. a conversation or chat

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verb

1. (intr) to converse

Etymology

Origin of confab

First recorded in 1695–1705; by shortening

Example Sentences

On Tuesday, March 21, five days after the $30 billion announcement, eight of the 11 bank heads huddled in the Jefferson hotel, in Washington, at a previously scheduled confab.

From New York Times

This year’s confab was particularly dominated by conservatives backing Trump, or trying to appeal to his supporters.

From Washington Post

Mr. Trump’s speech was the grand finale of the conservative confab, which met for four days at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center at Maryland’s National Harbor.

From Washington Times

Instead of attending the traditional hate-fest, they've decided to go to a big donor confab hosted by the Club for Growth.

From Salon

Instead, people at this year’s influential confab of conservatives say they want the popular governor and rising star in the Republican Party to stay out of the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.

From Washington Times