palaver
- n flattery intended to persuade
- n loud and confused and empty talk
- v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
He palavered her into going along - v have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
- The palaver apparently paid off.
- Since Socrates, after considerable palaver, raised the poison cup of hemlock and escaped the indignity of public execution, modern nations have decided that a man under sentence .
- Never mind the popular palaver about a good marriage as a source of bliss for the couple, security for the kids and stability for society.