palaver

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palaver |pəˈlavər; -ˈläv-|

noun

prolonged and idle discussion : an hour of aimless palaver. • dated a parley or improvised conference between two sides. verb [ intrans. ] talk unnecessarily at length : it's too hot for palavering. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.(in the sense [a talk between tribespeople and traders] ): from Portuguese palavra ‘word,’ from Latin parabola ‘comparison’ (see parable ).

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palaver

informal noun

holy cow, what a palaver we caused in the girls' dormitory! fuss, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, folderol; informal song and dance, performance, to-do, carrying-on, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, ballyhoo.