Neuter

Palaver

Meaning

palaver; idle talk

Synonyms

Gesülze

langes fruchtloses Herumreden

endloses Hin- und Hergerede

zweckloses Gerede

Heckmeck

Hin- und Hergerede

Laberei

Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈlaːvɐ/
Etymology

From English palaver. Doublet of Parabel and Parole. Associated with native labern (“to chatter, babble”), whence the informal alternative pronunciation.

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