Confabbed

/kənˈfæbd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of confab; had a casual conversation or engaged in informal discussion.

Etymology

From confab, shortened form of confabulation (Latin: confabulari), with regular past tense -ed ending added.

Kelly Says

When you 'confabbed' with friends, you were doing what humans have done for millennia—swapping stories and ideas—but the short form 'confab' is modern slang that makes casual conversation sound almost like a technical term.

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