Palaver is mildly pejorative. It's often used to mean idle chat that's leading nowhere, too much talk and not enough action; sometimes it refers to talk that is intended to distract attention from the issue at hand.
I hear it used now and then, as a noun.
The ngram.
Here's my planetary location on the Dictionary of American Regional English map (they don't draw too good):
Palaver is mildly pejorative. It's often used to mean idle chat that's leading nowhere, too much talk and not enough action; sometimes it refers to talk that is intended to distract attention from the issue at hand.
I hear it used now and then, as a noun.
The ngram.
Palaver is mildly pejorative. It's often used to mean idle chat that's leading nowhere, too much talk and not enough action; sometimes it refers to talk that is intended to distract attention from the issue at hand.
I hear it used now and then, as a noun.
The ngram.
Here's my planetary location on the Dictionary of American Regional English map (they don't draw too good):
