- confab
- noun Date: 1701 1. chat 1 2. discussion, conference • confab intransitive verb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Confab — Con fab, n. [Contr. from confabulation.] Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confab — 1701, colloquial shortening of CONFABULATION (Cf. confabulation) … Etymology dictionary
confab — ► NOUN informal ▪ an informal conversation or discussion … English terms dictionary
confab — [kän′fab΄; ] for v.also [ kən fab′] n. Informal a confabulation; chat vi. confabbed, confabbing Informal to confabulate; chat … English World dictionary
confab — UK [ˈkɒnfæb] / US [ˈkɑnˌfæb] noun [countable] Word forms confab : singular confab plural confabs informal an informal private discussion to decide something … English dictionary
confab — noun (C) informal a conversation that is private and friendly: We ll have a quick confab to talk about what he wants … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confab — n. /kon fab/; v. /keuhn fab , kon fab/, n., v., confabbed, confabbing. Informal. n. 1. a confabulation. v.i. 2. to confabulate: They spent the morning confabbing over coffee in my office. [1695 1705; by shortening] * * * … Universalium
confab — 1. verb /ˈkɒn.fæb,ˈkɔn.fæb,ˈkɑn.fæb/ To speak casually with; to chat. 2. noun /ˈkɒn.fæb,ˈkɔn.fæb,ˈkɑn.fæb/ A casual talk or chat. See Also: confabulation … Wiktionary
confab — Synonyms and related words: advise, audience, bargaining, bargaining session, bull session, chinfest, collogue, conclave, confabulate, confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress, consult, consultation, convention, council, council fire,… … Moby Thesaurus
confab — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Informal. Spoken exchange: chat, colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse1, dialogue, discourse, speech, talk. Slang: jaw. See WORDS. II verb Informal. To engage in spoken exchange: chat, confabulate,… … English dictionary for students
