con·fab I. \ˈkänˌfab, kənˈf-\noun (-s) Etymology: by shortening : confabulation < careful confabs, handshakings and organization building — New York Herald Tribune > II. \kənˈfab, ˈkänˌf-\intransitive verb (confabbed ; confabbed ; confabbing ; confabs) : confabulate < I would see them confabbing in the shed — Saul Bellow >