Definition of Palaver
unnecessary talk that wastes time
Examples of Palaver in a sentence
Although we were supposed to have a lecture, the teacher spent the entire period with palaver about his vacation. 🔊
I was late for work after my chatty grandmother held me up with palaver about past economic times. 🔊
While I would normally listen to my students’ palaver about their weekend plans, I could not spare the time since we had a huge test next week. 🔊
The man became impatient in line as he listened to the woman’s palaver with the cashier. 🔊
If the board members had not engaged in so much palaver during the meeting, we might have gotten at least one resolution passed. 🔊
Men complain about women talking all the time, but they are also guilty of wasting time with palaver. 🔊
After the businessmen closed the big deal, they went to a bar and engaged in palaver about their golf games. 🔊
When the students meet during period changes, there is much palaver as the young people try to avoid going to class. 🔊
The exhausted father became disturbed by the sound of the children’s nonstop palaver from the backseat of the car. 🔊
While we waited for the plane to depart, the flight attendant tried to engage us in palaver so we would forget about the delay. 🔊
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