chivaree

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chivaree
    n 1: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
         a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree},
         {charivari}, {callithump}, {callathump}, {belling}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

   Syn: shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.
        [WordNet 1.5] Chivarras

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