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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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While accepting the award for best collab, Madonna noted how Carpenter's team had taken five days to respond.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The painted blue feet and Oakley collab sunglasses at the Kiko Kostadinov show felt auspicious as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

And singer Rose, a multiple Grammy nominee this year for "APT," her banger collab with Bruno Mars, wore a chic strapless black dress with a high slit and an outsized bird brooch at her waist.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

The Polestar 4 is called that because it is the fourth model from the Swedish-Chinese premium/luxury collab, born out of Volvo Cars’ performance subbrand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

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

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

This fact led me to feverishly send a prediction to my sibling group chat: "Guys, we are 90 days out from a McDonald's/Krispy Kreme 'doughnut burger' collab. Mark my words."

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022

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