Charivari

Other forms: charivaris

Definitions of charivari

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

synonyms: belling, callathump, callithump, chivaree, shivaree

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serenade
a song characteristically played outside the house of a love interest

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