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collab

1 American  
[kuh-lab] / kəˈlæb /

noun

  1. a collaboration.

    a new collab between a Russian designer and a British clothing brand.

  2. a collaborator.

    Thanks to all my collabs!

verb (used without object)

  1. to collaborate.

    It’s great that on this album we got to collab with so many cool people.
collab. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. collaboration.

  2. collaborator.

Etymology

Origin of collab

First recorded in 2000–05; by shortening

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t thoughts of a Sandy June x Pink Mountain Pizza collab.

From Literature

The soundtrack, which Charli teased a setlist for on Instagram in January, features 12 tracks including a collab with Tumblr icon Sky Ferreira.

From BBC

He sang in Urdu on Flower, a 104-second folk track on his debut 2016 album, and fans went wild in 2024 when he provided vocals on a collab with Pakistani band Aur.

From BBC

Nightcrawler, played by Alan Cumming, and Mystique, portrayed by Rebecca Romijn, will also return, while Hugh Jackman proved Wolverine is still a cut above in his hit 2024 collab with Deadpool.

From BBC

And a Quentin Tarantino–David Fincher collab sounds perfectly fun to us.

From Los Angeles Times

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