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This is the Northern Irish usage too, in my experience.
– Nagora
Commented May 29, 2015 at 13:01
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I, too, associate "palaver" with some sort of a fuss, to-do or carry-on. I was surprised to find on this thread that its intended use is actually to do with conversation!
– AndyT
Commented May 29, 2015 at 13:22
Despite being from southern England I was more familiar with this use until I was recently reading some of Edgar Wallace's Sanders stories.
– Chris H
Commented May 29, 2015 at 13:24
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Sounds like it's used similar to the Aussie's "kerfuffle", which is a word my American ears love to hear.
– fotijr
Commented May 29, 2015 at 18:56
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@fotijr: We say "kerfuffle" for the same situations in the UK, too, though that may have come from Little Britain, mainly.
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Commented May 30, 2015 at 18:55

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