Chivaree

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chivaree \chivaree\ n.
     a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a
     newly married couple.
  
     Syn: shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.
          [WordNet 1.5] Chivarras



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chivaree
       n : a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
           a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {charivari}, {callithump},
            {callathump}, {belling}]