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chivaree

NOUN
  1. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

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  • It was more like the "chivaree" with which ironic crowds tormented bridal couples back in Nimrim, Mo. We Can't Have Everything
  • Friends showed up one night to give them a chivaree - a raucous welcome afforded newlyweds. KansasCity.com: Front Page
  • Well, I think we should get this little chivaree started. Jack Kerouac, Republican Party Hero
  •   They'd laugh at the old-fashioned words he used like “chivaree” and “sparkin ',” but I notice once he'd introduced them to an expression, they kept it. The Imbecile
  • He knew that his name would lead the newspapers to haze him, as the rustic neighbors deride a rural couple with a noisy "chivaree. We Can't Have Everything
  •   It's the opening night at the Fulton County Fair in this tiny town in northwest Ohio, and the grandstands are packed for the first round of the event that is the annual highlight of this rural chivaree — Demolition Derby. Orthodox Jews Turn to Demolition Derby in Bid for New Recruits
  • Well, it's the only chance we'll have to chivaree them," grumbled Dan. The Golden Road
  • It's the opening night at the Fulton County Fair in this tiny town in northwest Ohio, and the grandstands are packed for the first round of the event that is the annual highlight of this rural chivaree—Demolition Derby. Kosher Krusher Stems Jewish Intermarriage Through Demolition Derby
  • chivaree," that before they were aware Cameron was upon them. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail
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