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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Hollywood on TV Since breaking out, Hendricks has landed a wealth of high-profile TV roles including Sky’s Small Town, Big Story, which has international premiere next week at the Series Mania confab in Lille. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025 Davos, aka the annual World Economic Forum confab in the Swiss Alps, brings together the world’s leading figures in business, tech, investing and economics. Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025 Then, many will take their private jets to Davos, Switzerland, for the annual confab of the world’s most powerful CEOs and billionaires. Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2025 The news comes a few days before the London Book Fair, the annual publishing confab at which TV and film execs will descend on the Hammersmith Olympia seeking out the next big adaptation. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confab

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 29 Mar. 2025.

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