Palaver

1. (n.) Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
2. (n.) In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.
3. (v. t. & i.) To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.