double talk vs palaver

double talk

noun
  • Lies, especially in a formal political statement. 

  • Speech which combines English (or some other language) and native-sounding gibberish for humorous effect. 

  • Doublespeak. 

  • A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals. 

  • A simple phonetic code with a regular infix that makes meaningful speech sound unintelligible. 

palaver

noun
  • Talk intended to deceive. 

  • Disagreement. 

  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot. 

  • Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss. 

  • A village council meeting. 

verb
  • To flatter. 

  • To discuss with much talk. 

How often have the words double talk and palaver occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )