palaver

Idle chatter.

Talk intended to charm or beguile.

A negotiation or discussion concerning matters in dispute, especially in the traditional cultures of West Africa.

To talk idly or at length.

To flatter or cajole.

Business; an affair to be settled; affairs.

A dodge; a contrivance; a plot.

A long talk; a parley; a conference, such as takes, place between travelers or explorers and suspicious or hostile natives; superfluous or idle talk.