Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collab

/kəˈɫæb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: col-lab
IPA: /kəˈɫæb/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collaboration, especially a work produced by several musicians who do not usually work together.

Informal

verb

To collaborate.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"In one small way, Madonna's current single, Give Me All Your Luvin', marks the end of an era. It's the last time for the foreseeable future that Nicki Minaj, who guest-raps on it, intends to collaborate with another artist. "I'm done with the collabs," she said last year. "No more collabs for the next two years.""
"UMISEA is a subunit in Hololive featuring idols with nautical themes. The group debuted in 2021 as the first JP+EN collab subunit. Chloe was added to the roster after holox debuted."

Etymology

Clipping of collaboration. Clipping of collaborate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈɫæb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

collabs (plural) collabs (present, singular) collabing (participle, present) collabbing (participle, present) collabed (participle, past) collabed (past) collabbed (participle, past) collabbed (past)

Phrases

off-collab

Rhymes With

grab lab ab tab cab stab crab slab fab jab dab poor dab

Questions

How do you pronounce collab?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɫæb/.
What does collab mean?: A collaboration, especially a work produced by several musicians who do not usually work together.
Where does collab come from?: Clipping of collaboration. Clipping of collaborate.

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