confab

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

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

Synonyms

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

Hyphenated as

con‧fab

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒnfæb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.