The Only Use of
palaver
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Don't stand there palavering all day, but out with you and see if there's a fish on the lines for breakfast.
Chpt 7palavering = talking (about nothing important)
Definitions:
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(1)
(palaver) talk -- typically empty talk or flattery
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly (and sometimes more specifically), palaver can refer to:- a long talk or meeting
- excessive talk to no good end or to a meeting with such talk
- anything that is a bother or waste of time