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Definition of Confab
1. Noun. An informal conversation.
Generic synonyms: Conversation
Specialized synonyms: Causerie, Chin Wag, Chin Wagging, Chin-wag, Chin-wagging, Chit Chat, Chit-chat, Chitchat, Gab, Gabfest, Gossip, Small Talk, Tittle-tattle
Derivative terms: Chat, Chatty, Confabulate, Confabulate
2. Verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information. "Sam cannot confab Sue "; "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Generic synonyms: Converse, Discourse
Specialized synonyms: Jawbone, Schmoose, Schmooze, Shmoose, Shmooze
Derivative terms: Chat, Chatter, Chatterer, Chit Chat, Chit-chat, Chitchat, Confabulation, Gossip, Visitor
3. Verb. Have a conference in order to talk something over. "Sam wants to confab with Sue "; "We conferred about a plan of action"
Generic synonyms: Discuss, Hash Out, Talk Over
Specialized synonyms: Collogue
Derivative terms: Confabulation, Conferee, Conference, Conference, Consultation, Consultation
Definition of Confab
1. n. Familiar talk or conversation.
Definition of Confab
1. Verb. To speak casually with; to chat. ¹
2. Noun. A casual talk or chat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confab
1. to chat [v -FABBED, -FABBING, -FABS] - See also: chat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confab
Literary usage of Confab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"One who laughter and law is a dab in ; Who respects neither parsons nor peers,
Jolly Tories delight his confab in — And his eyes play the deuce wi' the ..."
2. The Rag-bag: A Collection of Ephemera by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1855)
"when, oh responsible general, will you get through with your particular callers
and come to confab? True, I have dined, and can wait! ..."
3. America in Spitsbergen: The Romance of an Arctic Coal-mine, with an by Nathan Haskell. Dole (1922)
"A PRELIMINARY confab After the official postponement of the International Conference
which had been set for May 19, 1910, a preliminary conference was held ..."
4. Memoirs of the Life of Nathaniel Stacy, Preacher of the Gospel of Universal by Nathaniel Stacy (1850)
"... and subsequent course—First meeting in Ca/enovia—Interview with Deacon M.—Long
confab with sheriff Whipple—Dr. Ballard—First tour to the ..."
5. Ten Years in Saráwak by Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke (1866)
"... gun-boat—Start for Mukah—Evening confab—Mukah—Policy—The first shot— Our
entry—Reconnoitre—Land operations—Stockaded pinnace— Drifting booms—Alarms—Our ..."
6. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"... and have some private confab with other in a glen; she was punctual to the
hour, and so he, but his intentions were different from her's; ..."
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