charivari

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ʃɑːɹɪˈvɑːɹi/

Definition of charivari

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
    “The marriage ceremony was given primordial significance over folkloric pre-marriage engagement rituals and wild charivaris.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
    “The marriage ceremony was given primordial significance over folkloric pre-marriage engagement rituals and wild charivaris.”
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.

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Etymology

From French charivari.

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