n. (informal)
25B6; noun
what was all that palaver about? : FUSS (AND BOTHER), bother, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, folderol; informal song and dance, performance, to-do, carrying-on, kerfuffle, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, ballyhoo.
(dated) they were having a palaver. : See parley noun .
25B6; verb don't stand there palavering. : See talk verb sense 3.