Palaver - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pəˈlɑːvər|
Brit.
|pəˈlɑːvə|
noun
- flattery intended to persuade (syn: blandishment, cajolery)
- loud and confused and empty talk (syn: rhetoric)
- loud and confused and empty talk (syn: rhetoric)
verb
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (syn: blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle)
- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering (syn: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle)
- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering (syn: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle)
He palavered her into going along
- have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgroundsExtra examples
Enough of this palaver. We have a lot to discuss.
...seemingly endless palaver between the negotiating parties...
...mothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play...
...I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need....
We could have done without all this palaver.
What a palaver over nothing!
To write these letters by hand and deliver them - what a palaver!
He palavered her into going along
Word forms
noun
singular: palaver
plural: palavers
singular: palaver
plural: palavers
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