CHARIVARI

shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling

(noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

charivari (countable and uncountable, plural charivaris)

The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.

(by extension) Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.

Synonyms

• rough music

• skimmington

• skimmity

• skimmity-ride

Source: Wiktionary

Cha*ri`va*ri", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult.

Note: It was at first performed before the house of any person of advanced age who married a second time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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