CONFAB (confabbed, confabbing)

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: confabbed    , confabbing   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does confab mean? 

• CONFAB (noun)
  The noun CONFAB has 1 sense:

1. an informal conversation

  Familiarity information: CONFAB used as a noun is very rare.

• CONFAB (verb)
  The verb CONFAB has 2 senses:

1. talk socially without exchanging too much information

2. have a conference in order to talk something over

  Familiarity information: CONFAB used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONFAB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An informal conversation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

chat; confab; confabulation; schmoose; schmooze

Hypernyms ("confab" is a kind of...):

conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "confab"):

causerie; chin-wag; chin-wagging; chin wag; chin wagging; chit-chat; chit chat; chitchat; gab; gabfest; gossip; small talk; tittle-tattle (light informal conversation for social occasions)

Derivation:

confab (have a conference in order to talk something over)

• CONFAB (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Talk socially without exchanging too much information

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

chaffer; chat; chatter; chew the fat; chit-chat; chitchat; claver; confab; confabulate; gossip; jaw; natter; shoot the breeze; visit

Context example:

the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

Hypernyms (to "confab" is one way to...):

converse; discourse (carry on a conversation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "confab"):

jawbone; schmoose; schmooze; shmoose; shmooze (talk idly or casually and in a friendly way)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Have a conference in order to talk something over

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

confab; confabulate; confer; consult

Context example:

We conferred about a plan of action

Hypernyms (to "confab" is one way to...):

discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "confab"):

collogue (confer secretly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

confab (an informal conversation)