'Charivari' definitions:
Definition of 'charivari'
From: WordNet
noun
A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling]
Definition of 'Charivari'
From: GCIDE
- Charivari \Cha*ri`va*ri"\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: It was at first performed before the house of any person of advanced age who married a second time. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'charivari'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bedlam,
- Bedlam let loose,
- blast,
- bobbery,
- brawl,
- brouhaha,
- chirm,
- clamor,
- clangor,
- clap,
- clatter,
- commotion,
- din,
- discord,
- donnybrook,
- drunken brawl,
- dustup,
- flap,
- fracas,
- free-for-all,
- hell broke loose,
- howl,
- hubbub,
- hue and cry,
- hullabaloo,
- jangle,
- loud noise,
- noise,
- noise and shouting,
- outcry,
- pandemonium,
- racket,
- rattle,
- rhubarb,
- riding,
- roar,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumble,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- shivaree,
- thunder,
- thunderclap,
- tintamarre,
- tumult,
- uproar