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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Charivari

· Cha·ri·va·ri · IPA /ʃɑːɹɪˈvɑːɹi/
01 n. A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; -- called also shivaree.
  1. 1.
    A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; -- called also shivaree. Also: shivaree
Syn. shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.