confab

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).

Verb

Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).

Hevwate

chat

confabulation

confabulate

chitchat

schmooze

natter

gossip

chaffer

schmoose

shmooze

jaw

chatter

visit

claver

causerie

chew the fat

confer

consult

talk

🗣️

shoot the breeze

shmoose

chit-chat

speak

🗣️

spiel

chin-wagging

gab

conversation

witter

chit chat

chin-wag

chin wag

chin wagging

gabfest

rag

gabble

small talk

Werger

bater papo

garlar

🧇

bavarder

papoter

papear

ciarlare

κουβέντα

κουβεντιάζω

زقزق

لفظ بغير وضوح

دردش

تصطك

تتذبذب بسرعة

حادث سطحيا

هذر

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈkɒnfæb/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: confabulacion

In summary

Clipping of confabulation, from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results); see further at etymology 2.