noun

• (Africa) A village council meeting.
  "Here we remained four days, on account of a palaver which was held on the following occasion."
• (Canada, US, archaic in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from 18th c.]
  "Frances pulled his hair heartily, and then went and seated herself on her husband’s knee, and there they were, like two babies, kissing and talking nonsense by the hour—foolish palaver that we should be ashamed of."
• (British) Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
  "What a palaver!"
• (informal) Disagreement.
  "I have no palaver with him."

verb

• (intransitive) To discuss with much talk.
  "“Come, come, Captain Bildad; stop palavering,—away!” and with that, Peleg hurried him over the side, and both dropt into the boat."
• (transitive) To flatter.
  "Dodd never spoke to his officers like a ruffian, nor yet palavered them."