Charivari

n.

1.

A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; - called also shivaree.

Noun

1.

charivari - a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple Synonyms: belling, chivaree, shivaree, callathump, callithump

Bedlam let loose, bedlam, blast, bobbery, brawl, brouhaha, chirm, clamor, clangor, clap, clatter, commotion, din, discord, donnybrook, drunken brawl, dustup, flap, fracas, free-for-all, hell broke loose, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, jangle, loud noise, noise, noise and shouting, outcry, pandemonium, racket, rattle, rhubarb, riding, roar, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, shindy, shivaree, thunder, thunderclap, tintamarre, tumult, uproar

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