palaver
noun
[ pəˈlɑːvə ]
• unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.
• "there's a lot of palaver involved"
• an improvised conference between two groups, typically those without a shared language or culture.
palaver
verb
• talk unproductively and at length.
• "it's too hot for palavering"
Similar:
chatter,
gossip,
prattle,
prate,
babble,
blather,
blether,
blither,
maunder,
gabble,
jabber,
tittle-tattle,
slabber,
chit-chat,
jaw,
gas,
gab,
yak,
yackety-yak,
yabber,
yatter,
natter,
rabbit,
witter,
chunter,
waffle,
chinwag,
twaddle,
clack,
Origin:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘a talk between tribespeople and traders’): from Portuguese palavra ‘word’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’ (see parable).
