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[ noun kon-fab; verb kuhn-fab, kon-fab ] / noun ˈkɒn fæb; verb kənˈfæb, ˈkɒn fæb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR confab ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna confabulation; a conversation. verb (used without object), con·fabbed, con·fab·bing.to confabulate: They spent the morning confabbing over coffee in my office. Origin of confabFirst recorded in 1695–1705; by shortening Words nearby confabcon espressione, Conestoga wagon, coney, Coney Island, conf., confab, confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confabOne donor complains about the takeout chicken pot pies served at a Karl Rove-hosted confab. Speed Read: Kenneth Vogel’s ‘Big Money’ Shows How PACs Control Politics|William O’Connor|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST
Tickets are hard to get for the confab, which combines discussion of global economic issues—and whitewater rafting. Summer Camp for Bankers|Matthew Zeitlin|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST He was mighty unsteady on his pins, and I reckon he was more than half full, which was a bad lookout for our confab. Trent's Trust and Other Stories|Bret Harte But he wanted to confab with Freddy before they started down the last lap of their weird, nerve-jangling journey. Dave Dawson with the Commandos|R. Sidney Bowen The Falls of Gairsoppa, it is decided in our evening confab, we must see, and we smoke various cheroots over them. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah|William G. Burn Murdoch I finds him in his room havin' a confab with two other plain clothes gents. Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford While the confab was going on, the dogs were having their own fun. Among the Esquimaux|Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for confab
verb -fabs, -fabbing or -fabbedCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to confabdialogue, chat, chitchat, palaver, discussion, converse, speech, confabulation, chatter, talk, confabulate, discuss, speak, chaffer |