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Webster 1913 Edition
Charivari
‖
Cha-riˊva-ri′
,Noun.
[F.]
A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; – called also
shivaree
.
Syn. – shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.
☞ It was at first performed before the house of any person of advanced age who married a second time.