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Confab \Con"fab\, n. [Contr. from confabulation.]

Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]

[1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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confab

noun

an informal conversation [syn: chat, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose]

verb

1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
2: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, consult] [also: confabbing, confabbed]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Confab \Con"fab\, n. [Contr. from confabulation.]

Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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