What (who) is palaver - definition
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Palaver (disambiguation); Palaver (film)
palaver
Palaver is unnecessary fuss and bother about the way something is done. (INFORMAL)
We don't want all that palaver, do we?
N-UNCOUNT
palaver
[p?'l?:v?]
informal
¦ noun
1. prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.
2. a parley or improvised conference between two sides.
¦ verb talk unnecessarily at length.
Origin
C18: from Port. palavra 'word'.
palaver
n.
1.
Twaddle, chatter, balderdash, rigmarole, gibberish, stuff, trash, fudge, nonsense, platitude, moonshine, wish-wash, flummery, jargon, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.
2.
Talk, conversation, conference, colloquy.
Wikipedia
Palaver
Palaver may refer to:
- Palaver (custom), a form of local conflict resolution in different African countries
- "Palaver", meaning a long discussion or procedure, from the Portuguese word "palavra". See List of English words of Portuguese origin.
- Palaver Point, on the west side of Two Hummock Island, in the Palmer Archipelago
- Palaver (1926 film), by Geoffrey Barkas, the first Nigerian feature film
- Palaver (1969 film), a Dutch-language Belgian fantasy film directed by Emile Degelin
- Palaver sauce, a type of stew eaten in West Africa
Pronunciation examples for palaver
1. meeting under the palaver tree
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2. in West Africa, it's known as the palaver tree,
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Examples of use of palaver
1. Hardy said: ‘Progression is not proclamation nor palaver.
2. I hated it.‘ But why couldn‘t he just say no, without all the Nine Ki palaver?
3. In fact, the attendant palaver may hold another key to the illegal rave‘s burgeoning appeal.
4. "I was imprisoned for 30 days until I clarified all this palaver brought on by my mother.
5. After the meandering palaver from the two men he said pointedly, "Let‘s go back to my question" and repeated it.