Shivaree

2 definitions found

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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