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chivaree

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chiv⋅a⋅ree

  [shiv-uh-ree, shiv-uh-ree]
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–noun, verb (used with object), -reed, -ree⋅ing.
shivaree.
Also, chiv⋅a⋅ri.

cha⋅ri⋅va⋅ri

  [shiv-uh-ree, shiv-uh-ree, shuh-riv-uh-ree or, especially Brit., shahr-uh-vahr-ee] noun, plural -ris, verb (used with object), -ried, -ri⋅ing.
shivaree.
Also, chivaree, chivari.

Origin:
< F, MF, of obscure orig.; said to be < LL carībaria headache < Gk karēbaría, equiv. to karē-, comb. form of kárā, kárē head + -baria (bar(ys) heavy + -ia -ia ), on the hypothesis that such a noisy procession would cause a headache
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chivaree

noun
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: shivaree] 
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