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chivaree

 [shiv-uh-ree, shiv-uh-ree]  

chiv·a·ree

   [shiv-uh-ree, shiv-uh-ree]
noun, verb (used with object), chiv·a·reed, chiv·a·ree·ing.
shivaree.
Also, chiv·a·ri.
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charivari, esp (US) shivaree or esp (US) chivaree (ˌʃɑːrɪˈvɑːrɪ)
 
—n
1.  a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc
2.  a confused noise; din
 
[C17: from French, from Late Latin caribaria headache, from Greek karēbaria, from karē head + barus heavy]
 
shivaree, esp (US) shivaree or esp (US) chivaree
 
—n
 
[C17: from French, from Late Latin caribaria headache, from Greek karēbaria, from karē head + barus heavy]
 
chivaree, esp (US) shivaree or esp (US) chivaree
 
—n
 
[C17: from French, from Late Latin caribaria headache, from Greek karēbaria, from karē head + barus heavy]

chivaree (ˌʃɪvəˈriː, ˈʃɪvəˌriː)
 
—n
a US spelling of charivari

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