confab

n.
A casual talk; confabulation.

intr.v., -fabbed, -fab·bing, -fabs. (kən-făb', kŏn'făb')
To engage in casual talk.

noun

Spoken exchange: chat, colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse, dialogue, discourse, speech, talk. Slang jaw. See words.

verb

To engage in spoken exchange: chat, confabulate, converse, discourse, speak, talk. Informal visit. See words.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an informal conversation
  Synonyms: chat, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose

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The verb confab has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: chew the fat; shoot the breeze
  Synonyms: chat, confabulate, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit

Meaning #2: have a conference in order to talk something over
  Synonyms: confer, confabulate, consult

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sludder, snak, passiar
v. intr. - snakke, opfinde oplevelser

Nederlands (Dutch)
gesprekje, kletsen, gaten in het geheugen vullen met verzinsels

Français (French)
n. - conversation
v. intr. - bavarder, converser, discuter de qch, (Psych) confabuler

Deutsch (German)
n. - Besprechung
v. - eine solche Besprechung haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συζήτηση
v. - (συν)διαλέγομαι, συνομιλώ

Português (Portuguese)
n. - confabulação (f)
abbr. - confabulação (f)

Русский (Russian)
(сокр.) обсуждение

Español (Spanish)
n. - cháchara, palique
v. intr. - charlar, estar de palique

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - samspråk, småprat
abbr. - samspråk, småprat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
交谈, 闲谈, 谈话

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 交談, 閒談
v. intr. - 談話, 閒談

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 담소, 허물없이 하는 의논
v. intr. - 담소하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 談笑する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محادثه, مشاورة (فعل) تحدث مع, تشاور, شاور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיחה קלה, פטפט, שוחח‬
v. intr. - ‮פטפט, שוחח, דמיין חוויות כפיצוי על אובדן זיכרון‬

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