1. An informal conversation
   "They had a quick confab in the hallway before the meeting";
   - chat, confabulation, schmooze [informal], schmoose [informal], natter [informal]

1. Talk socially without exchanging too much information
   "the men were sitting in the cafe and confabbing";
   - chew the fat [informal], shoot the breeze [N. Amer, informal], chat, confabulate, chitchat [informal], chit-chat [informal], chatter, chaffer, natter [informal], gossip, jaw [informal], claver [UK, dialect], visit [N. Amer, informal], gas [informal], chew the rag [informal], gab [informal], chinwag [Brit, informal]
    
2. Have a discussion
   "We confabbed about a plan of action";
   - confer, confabulate, consult

Derived forms: confabbed, confabbing, confabs

Type of: conversation, converse, convo [Austral, informal], discourse, discuss, hash out, talk over

Encyclopedia: Confab