palaver (en)

(noun) a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication / (noun) conference discussion / (noun) idle talk / (noun) misleading or beguiling speech / (verb) to talk profusely or idly / (verb) parley / (verb) to use palaver to; cajole

—p.166 AM I A MONSTER? (160) by Claire Dederer 5 months, 4 weeks ago