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Palaver n. : Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.

Palaver n. : In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.

Palaver v. t. & i. : To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.

Example:
Would you like Branson to be your best friend, after all this Palaver?

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synonyms
  (noun) blandishment
  (noun) cajolery
  (noun) hot air
  (noun) empty words
  (noun) empty talk
  (noun) rhetoric
  (noun) bunk
  (noun) flattery
  (noun) hokum
  (noun) meaninglessness
  (noun) nonsense
  (noun) nonsensicality
  (verb) chatter
  (verb) piffle
  (verb) prate
  (verb) tittle-tattle
  (verb) twaddle
  (verb) clack
  (verb) maunder
  (verb) prattle
  (verb) blab
  (verb) gibber
  (verb) tattle
  (verb) blabber
  (verb) gabble
  (verb) wheedle
  (verb) cajole
  (verb) blarney
  (verb) coax
  (verb) sweet-talk
  (verb) inveigle
  (verb) mouth
  (verb) parley
  (verb) persuade
  (verb) speak
  (verb) talk
  (verb) utter
  (verb) verbalise
  (verb) verbalize


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