charivari
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charivari
- /ʃɑːɹɪˈvɑːɹi/
Rhymes with -ɑːɹi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French charivari.
noun charivaris · shivaree · chivari · chivaree
- The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion. The marriage ceremony was given primordial significance over folkloric pre-marriage engagement rituals and wild charivaris.
- Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.
Similar: rough music, skimmington, skimmity, skimmity-ride
