confab
noun /ˈkɒnfæb/
/ˈkɑːnfæb/
(informal)- an informal private discussion or conversation
- We called a family confab.
- (North American English) a meeting or conference of the members of a profession or group
- the annual movie confab in Cannes
Word Originearly 18th cent.: abbreviation of confabulation, from Latin confabulat- ‘chatted together’, from the verb confabulari, from con- ‘together’ + fabulari (from fabula ‘fable’).