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confabbing
     See {confab}

confab
     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},
           {chitchat}, {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},
         {consult}]
     [also: {confabbing}, {confabbed}]

confab
     n : an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confabulation}, {schmooze},
          {schmoose}]
     [also: {confabbing}, {confabbed}]