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Charivari
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What's The Definition Of Charivari?
[n] a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
Synonyms | Synonyms for Charivari: belling | callathump | callithump | chivaree | shivaree Related Terms | Find terms related to Charivari: bedlam | Bedlam let loose | blast | bobbery | brawl | brouhaha | chirm | clamor | clangor | clap | clatter | commotion | din | discord | donnybrook | drunken brawl | dustup | flap | fracas | free-for-all | hell broke loose | howl | hubbub | hue and cry | hullabaloo | jangle | loud noise | noise | noise and shouting | outcry | pandemonium | racket | rattle | rhubarb | riding | roar | row | ruckus | ruction | rumble | rumpus | shindy | shivaree | thunder | thunderclap | tintamarre | tumult | uproar See Also | serenade Charivari In Webster's Dictionary \Cha*ri`va*ri"\, n. [F.]
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.
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