Palaver

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Idle chatter.
  • n. Talk intended to charm or beguile.
  • n. Obsolete A parley between European explorers and representatives of local populations, especially in Africa.
  • v. To flatter or cajole.
  • verb-intransitive. To chatter idly.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A village council meeting.
  • n. Talk, especially unnecessary talk, fuss.
  • n. A meeting at which there is much talk.
  • n. Disagreement
  • v. To discuss with much talk.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
  • n. In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.
  • v. To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver; to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A long talk; a parley; a conference, such as takes, place between travelers or explorers and suspicious or hostile natives; superfluous or idle talk.
  • n.
  • n. Parley; conference.
  • n. Flattery; adulation; talk intended to deceive.
  • n. Synonyms and See prattle, n.
  • To talk idly or plausibly; indulge in palaver.
  • To flatter; cajole.
  • n. Business; an affair to be settled; affairs.
  • n. A dodge; a contrivance; a plot.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
  • v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  • v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  • n. flattery intended to persuade
  • n. loud and confused and empty talk
    • Verb Form
    palavered    palavering    palavers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    parley    flattery    hokum    nonsense    nonsensicality    meaninglessness    bunk   
    Cross Reference
    palaver set   
    Form
    palavered    palavering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    talk    conversation    flattery    debate    cajole    cajolery    chatter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blarney    cajolery    beguilement    buncombe    blandishment    flummery    P value   
     
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