palaver /pə-läˈvər/

1. A conference, esp orig with African or other native tribespeople
2. A talk or discussion
3. Idle copious talk
4. Talk intended to deceive
5. A long, boring, complicated and seemingly pointless exercise
6. A fuss

1. To hold a palaver
2. To chatter idly

To flatter

palavˈerer noun

• play about
• play-act
• play-acted
• play-acting
• play action
• play actions
• play-actor
• play-actors
• play-actress
• play-acts
• play along
• play a part
• play around
• playas
• play at
• play at waster
• play at wasters
• play a waiting game
• play back
• playback
• playbacks
• play ball
• playbill
• playbills
• playbook