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English > 1 sense of the word chivaree:
NOUNcommunicationchivaree, shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, bellinga noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
English > chivaree: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Synonymsshivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling
BroaderserenadeA song characteristically played outside the house of a woman