confabbing

con·fab

[n. kon-fab; v. kuhn-fab, kon-fab] noun, verb, con·fabbed, con·fab·bing. Informal.
noun
1.
a confabulation.
verb (used without object)
2.
to confabulate: They spent the morning confabbing over coffee in my office.

Origin:
1695–1705; by shortening

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confab (ˈkɒnfæb) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a conversation or chat
 
vb , -fabs, -fabbing, -fabbed
2.  (intr) to converse

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Confabbing is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

confab
1701, colloquial shortening of confabulation.
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confabulation
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