[syn: confer, confabulate, confab, consult]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Confab \Con"fab\, n. [Contr. from confabulation.]
Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
confab
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: chat, confab,
confabulation, schmooze, schmoose]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
2: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We
conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer,
confabulate, confab, consult]