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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : noun kon-fab; verb kuh n-fab, kon-fab
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkɒn fæb; verb kənˈfæb, ˈkɒn fæb



Definition of confab

Origin :
  • 1701, colloquial shortening of confabulation.
  • noun conversation
  • verb converse
Example sentences :
  • At 11 o'clock Birdwood and Byng came over for a confab on the last upset.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • I finds him in his room havin' a confab with two other plain clothes gents.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • But Jenkins had his limitations, as came out during the confab.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • "Now for a confab," said Lewis, as his companions gathered about him.
  • Extract from : « The Riflemen of the Miami » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The Sioux had retired, mainly to sit dismounted in close circle, for a confab.
  • Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • "We shall have to go down and have a confab with them, I suppose," said Mr. Edison.
  • Extract from : « Edison's Conquest of Mars » by Garrett Putnam Serviss
  • Let us come up on deck and have a confab about this business.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bar » by George Manville Fenn
  • The confab wound up by a trip to the office of the district attorney.
  • Extract from : « The Mark of Cain » by Carolyn Wells
  • While the confab was going on, the dogs were having their own fun.
  • Extract from : « Among the Esquimaux » by Edward S. Ellis
  • I guess the big boss died, and they're holding this confab to elect a new one.
  • Extract from : « The Telenizer » by Don Thompson

Synonyms for confab

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