a tediously involved procedure; fuss or bother
a tediously lengthy and complicated procedure; a fuss or bother
unnecessary or time-consuming talk
We understand one another without any palaver, don't we, old fellow? — Louisa M Alcott
a particular business or area of interest, or the jargon associated with it
I have been a quartz miner … I know all the palaver of that business — Mark Twain
dated a long discussion; a parley
Next morning a solemn palaver (as the natives of Madagascar call their national convention) was held — Scott