PALAVER

palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric

(noun) loud and confused and empty talk; “mere rhetoric”

blandishment, cajolery, palaver

(noun) flattery intended to persuade

palaver

(verb) have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

(verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; “He palavered her into going along”

chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

palaver (countable and uncountable, plural palavers)

(Africa) A village council meeting.

Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter.

Talk intended to deceive.

Fuss.

A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.

(informal) Disagreement.

Synonyms

• (unnecessary talk): hot air, janglery; See also chatter

• (fuss): ado, bother; See also commotion

Verb

palaver (third-person singular simple present palavers, present participle palavering, simple past and past participle palavered)

To discuss with much talk.

To flatter.

Synonyms

• jabber, rabbit, yak; See also prattle

Source: Wiktionary

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Pa*la"ver, n. Etym: [Sp. palabra, or Pg. palavra, fr. L. parabola a comparison, a parable, LL., a word. See Parable.]

1. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.

2. In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate. This epoch of parliaments and eloquent palavers. Carlyle.

Pa*la"ver, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Palavered; p. pr. & vb. n. Palavering.]

Definition: To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully. Palavering the little language for her benefit. C. Bront

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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