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  1. palavers: Merriam-Webster
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Definitions from Wiktionary (palaver)

noun:  (Africa) A village council meeting.
noun:  (Canada, US, archaic in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from 18th c.]
noun:  (British) Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
noun:  A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
noun:  (informal) Disagreement.
noun:  Talk intended to deceive. [from 19th c.]
verb:  (intransitive) To discuss with much talk.
verb:  (transitive) To flatter.
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From "When You're An Addams" from "Addams Family":

Every cadaver
Start the palaver

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