palaver
noun
1 a: a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication
a palaver between foreign ministers
b: conference, discussion
a palaver between union leaders
2 a: idle talk
Cut the palaver and get down to business.
b: misleading or beguiling speech
Don't get taken in by the candidate's palaver.
verb
palavered; palavering
intransitive verb
1: to talk profusely or idly
2: parley
transitive verb
: to use palaver to : cajole

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