confabulation confabulation /kənˌfæbjəˈleɪʃən/

noun

1. (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered  ( confabulation )
   (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
   
2. An informal conversation  ( chat , confab [Informal] , confabulation , schmoose [Informal] , schmooze [Informal] )
   an informal conversation