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charivari

noun
/ʃɑːɹɪˈvɑːɹi/

Etymology

From French charivari.

  1. borrowed from charivari

Definitions

  1. The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or…

    The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.

    • The marriage ceremony was given primordial significance over folkloric pre-marriage engagement rituals and wild charivaris.

  2. Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.

The neighborhood

Derived

charivaric

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA