PALAVER

I. noun Etymology: Portuguese palavra word, speech, from Late Latin parabola parable, speech Date: 1735 1. a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication, conference , discussion , 2. idle talk, misleading or beguiling speech, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1773 intransitive verb to talk profusely or idly, parley , transitive verb to use ~ to ; cajole