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palavernoun an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issueseemingly endless palaver between the negotiating parties argument, argumentation, argy-bargy(chiefly British), back-and-forth, colloquy, confab, confabulation, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, dialogue(also dialog), discussion, give-and-take, parley, talk bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow(informal, now offensive), roundtable, seminar, skull session(also skull practice), symposium, talkathonchat, conversation, rap, wordsdiscourse, disquisitionbargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler friendly, informal conversation or an instance of thiswe should get together and have a nice palaver sometime backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag(slang), chitchat, confab, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, jaw, natter(chiefly British), patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à-tête colloquy, conference, discourse, parley, powwow(informal, now offensive), symposiumdebate, dialogue(also dialog), exchange, give-and-takecrosstalk, happy talkyak(also yack), yammer, yap to engage in casual or rambling conversationmothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play babble, blab, cackle, chaffer(British), chat, chatter, chin(slang), converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz(also kibbitz), natter, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze(or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit gossip, tattledescant, discuss, expatiateyak(also yack), yammer, yap blow smoke, chew the fat(also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flatteryI let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need blandish, blarney, cajole, coax, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle adulate, flatter, overpraisebutter up, charm, massage, woobeg, beseech, importune, urgebeguile, cozen, finagle, juggle, wangle, wileentice, lure, seduce, tempt bug, harass, nag, pester, teasebrowbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidatecoerce, compel, constrain, demand, force, make, oblige, require in 1713 |