confab

noun

con·​fab ˈkän-ˌfab  kən-ˈfab 

1

: chat sense 1

2

: discussion, conference

confab

kən-ˈfab  ˈkän-ˌfab 

intransitive verb

Synonyms

• argument
• argumentation
• argy-bargy [chiefly British]
• back-and-forth
• colloquy
• confabulation
• conference
• consult
• consultation
• council
• counsel
• debate
• deliberation
• dialogue
• dialog
• discussion
• give-and-take
• palaver
• parley
• talk

Examples of confab in a Sentence

we had a little confab about the merits of the plan

after the requisite confab, we got down to business

Recent Examples on the Web

Apart from developing the global minimum tax with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Biden administration opted against mounting confabs of the scale and significance of Bretton Woods. —Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

In 2013, during a speech at CPAC, the annual Republican confab, the former Alaska governor reached down into her lectern and pulled out a cup of soda the size of her head. —Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025

Last Friday afternoon, in the lobby of a Marriott in downtown Stamford, Conn., attendees of the 47th American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the annual confab of word nerds hosted by The Times’s puzzle editor, Will Shortz, joyously convened. —Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025

Sitting in front of me at Deborah’s press confab, ready to ask the follow-up question, was my Variety colleague Kate Aurthur! —Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for confab

• ahab
• cantab
• hijab
• prefab
• ab
• cab
• crab
• dab
• drab
• fab
• gab
• grab