chivaree


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chivaree

(ˌʃɪvəˈriː; ˈʃɪvəˌriː)
n
a US spelling of charivari
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.chivaree - a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
belling, charivari, shivaree, callathump, callithump
serenade - a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
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"Well, it's the only chance we'll have to chivaree them," grumbled Dan.
Seton lives in Halifax and they NEVER chivaree people there.
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These careen from the "chivaree" (Cornell 18; see also Davis-Fisch in this issue) to the "bee"--one the "rough music" of public humiliation and the other a celebratory community work party, generally held with food and drink, and "a variety of games and gymnastics" (Strickland 37).
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