Palaver

puh-lav-er, (pə-lāv'ər)
- noun
1. a conference or discussion.
2. a long parley, esp. one between primitive natives and European traders, explorers, colonial officials, etc
3. profuse and idle talk; chatter.
4. persuasive talk; flattery; cajolery.
- verb
5. to talk profusely and idly.
6. to parley or confer.
7. (verb with object) to cajole or persuade.

The Back Story
Semi-cheating here. It was the word of the day on the widget on my Mac. To build a little story around it though, it sums up our lunchtimes at work quite well. 1pm-2pm in the communal kitchen, a few of us gather & talk a pile of total rubbish. We've recently decided to record our 'palavers' & perhaps even build a podcast out of it if all goes well.

Even if not, the jibberish that we splurt can' go to total waste, there's content there that will come useful in one form or another, so documenting it is definitely a good idea. It make me feel better about my 40 wasted hours a week, at least 5 go to some use. :)