From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Confab \Con"fab\, n. [Contr. from confabulation.]
Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confab
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confab},
{confabulation}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
{chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate},
{confab}, {chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chatter}, {chaffer},
{natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
2: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We
conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confer},
{confabulate}, {confab}, {consult}]
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