confab

C2+ Topic:Communication
US /ˈkɑnfæb/ UK /ˈkɒnfæb/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an informal conversation or discussion; to chat

    They held a quick confab before the meeting began.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an informal conversation or... chatconversationdiscussiontalkconferencepowwowhuddle
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Etymology

A colloquial shortening of confabulation, from Latin confabulationem, from confabulari ('to talk together, converse'), from com- ('together') + fabulari ('to talk'), from fabula ('a tale').

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