Shivaree

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Midwestern & Western U.S. A noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. Also called regionally charivari, belling, horning, serenade.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
  • n. Any loud cacophonous noise or hubbub.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A corruption of charivari.
  • To salute with a mock serenade.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
    • Verb Form
    shivarees   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    serenade   
     
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