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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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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

Starbucks is also leaning into the washing machine of social media trends hitting our feeds: protein lattes and Dubai Chocolate Matcha are gracing the winter 2026 menu, and it brought out Hello Kitty–collab cups that are currently reselling at 40 to 50 percent markups.

From Slate

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