'shivaree' definitions:
Definition of 'shivaree'
(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 'shivaree'
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]