Palaver

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Talk; conversation; ·esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.

II. Palaver ·noun In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.

III. Palaver ·vt & ·vi To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to Cajole; as, to palaver artfully.