shivaree
Multiple Entries:shivaree charivari
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shivaree /ˌʃɪvəˈriː/
▶noun chiefly US variant spelling of charivari.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
charivari /ˌʃɑːrɪˈvɑːri/ (chiefly US also shivaree)
▶noun (pl. charivaris)
- 1 chiefly historical a noisy mock serenade, performed by a group of people to mock an unpopular person or to celebrate a marriage.
- 2 a series of discordant noises.
– origin C17: from Fr.
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