palaver

²palaver

verb

pa·lav·eredpa·lav·er·ing\pə-ˈla-və-riŋ, -ˈlä-; -ˈlav-riŋ, -ˈläv-\

Definition of PALAVER

intransitive verb

1

: to talk profusely or idly

2

: parley

transitive verb

: to use palaver to : cajole

Examples of PALAVER

1. <mothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play>
2. <I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need.>

First Known Use of PALAVER

1773

Related to PALAVER

Synonyms: babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, chat, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit

Related Words: gossip, tattle; descant, discuss, expatiate; yak (also yack), yammer, yap

Near Antonyms: bug, harass, nag, pester, tease; browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidate; coerce, compel, constrain, demand, force, make, oblige, require

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