palaver vs piffle

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. 

piffle

noun
  • Nonsense, foolish talk. 

verb
  • To waste, to fritter away. 

  • To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner. 

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