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shivaree

[ shiv-uh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple.
Informal. an elaborate, noisy celebration.

, shiv·a·reed, shiv·a·ree·ing.

shivaree

/ ˌʃɪvəˈriː /

First recorded in 1800–10, Americanism; alteration of Mississippi Valley French, French charivari charivari

Jest the same it 'ud sure surprise me if we didn't git some sort of a shivaree pahty afteh nightfall.

Often the young men, stimulated with more or less “moonshine,” add the literally stunning compliment of a shivaree.

I wanted to keep Man sober, and I tried to get him and his wife out of town before that shivaree of yours was pulled off.

I wonder what poor old Elder Edkins would say now if he caught sight of me in this shivaree.

Scales had fixed up for a crowd of hoodlums to shivaree them as they went.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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