palaver

pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)

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#1·7h ago

(British) Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.

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#2·7h ago

(Africa) A village council meeting.

Here we remained four days, on account of a palaver which was held on the following occasion.

Origin: Originally nautical slang, from , from . The term's use (especially in Africa) mimics the evolution of the word moot. As such, for sense development, see moot.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·7h ago

(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter.

That night the village warriors held a big palaver to celebrate their victories, and to choose a new chief.

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