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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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