English Explanatory Dictionary

confab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).
verb
  1. Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒnfæb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confab.wav /kənˈfæb/ /kɑn-/ /kɔnˈfæb/

Word forms

confab confabs confabbing confabbed

Etymology

Clipping of confabulation, from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results); see further at etymology 2.

Synonyms

chat chinwag conflab schmooze confable discourse parley common confab confabulate conversate converse convo jaw treat word

Related words

confable confabular confabulate confabulation confabulative confabulator confabulatory
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