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Plural for conversation or talk that is casual or informal
“Well, I could give you a lot of palaver about wanting to help out because I like farming, but that'd be just fancy words.”
Plural for prolonged and tedious fuss about something, typically involving discussion
“The author of this nauseating palaver is obviously so in love with what he thinks is his own eloquent rhetoric that he fails to notice his laughable double entendre.”
Plural for a discussion involving the exchange of ideas or views
“The next day I went ashore and held a palaver with the king, whose name was Mutezu.”
Plural for nonsense, rot
Plural for words or expressions used within a profession, industry or group
Plural for a person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty
Plural for a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents
Plural for excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour
Plural for speech
Plural for a person's concern
Plural for a formal, dignified rite or ceremony
To talk at length, especially with meaningless or unimportant chatter
“Light shines out through the open doors of the huts, or from the courtyard where the men, in the shelter of a semicircle of reeds, sit and palaver.”
To confer or have a discussion
“They were the lawyers who would palaver with the wise man, the judge, in the court.”
To cajole someone with flattery or gentle encouragement
“Oh, I know you want to palaver me into saying it's all right.”
To discuss or have talks in order to reach an agreement or compromise
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