confab

noun

confab intransitive verb

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
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Banijay Entertainment boss Marco Bassetti, who will be honored with the Variety Vanguard Award at the Mipcom confab, lets his track record do the talking, and would rather discuss profit margins and business than accolades. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 The Sony Pictures Television Award will be presented for the first time at the Italian industry confab. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 At the annual confab of oil traders in Singapore, the mood was overwhelmingly bearish. Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The confab brought blue state, red state and swing state GOP leaders together. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confab

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of confab was in 1701

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“Confab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confab. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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