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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of charivari. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans. transitive

Synonyms

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bedlambellingblastboisterous gatheringbrawlbrouhaha

Antonyms

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calmorderquietsilence

Etymology

From French charivari.