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Definition of: charivari
(shə·riv′ə·rē′, shiv′ə·rē′, shä′rē·vä′rē) noun
A noisy and discordant burlesque serenade, as to a newly married couple or an unpopular personage, performed with tin pans, horns, kettles, etc.: also spelled shivaree. [<F]
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