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Shivaree

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Noun

1. belling, callathump, callithump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shivaree

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noun US and Canadian
1. 
a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc
2. 
a confused noise; din

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Shivaree

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noun
1. 
a noisy demonstration or celebration; esp., a mock serenade with kettles, horns, etc. to a couple on their wedding night; charivari
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌshivaˈreed or ˌshivaˈreeing
2. 
to serenade with a shivaree

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Shivaree

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n.
Midwestern & Western US
A noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. Also called regionally charivari, belling, horning, serenade.

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