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charivari
[ shiv-uh-ree, shiv-uh-ree, shuh-riv-uh-reeor, especially British, shahr-uh-vahr-ee ]
charivari
/ 藢蕛蓱藧谤瑟藞惫蓱藧谤瑟 /
noun
- a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc
- a confused noise; din
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of charivari1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of charivari1
Example Sentences
Young people also expressed their opinion of the moral conduct of elders, in traditions known as charivari or "rough music".
It is what the聽 charivari of outraged Usenet聽 denizens聽 did聽 to聽 Portal and Internet Direct as vengeance, swamping the servers with furious mail and big, capacity-consuming image files.
The next night about sixty of the white neighbors gave us a charivari and my wife was much pleased to know there was no color prejudice among them.
At times, this produced a din of voices by no means pleasant to the ear; indeed, it was not unworthy of the name of charivari.
On one of those occasions it was rumored in the village, that a "shiveree"鈥擧oosier for charivari鈥攚as to mark the event.
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