Definitions for: Charivari


[n] a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: belling, callathump, callithump, chivaree, shivaree

See Also: serenade

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