shivaree

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/ʃɪvəˈɹiː//ˈʃɪvəˌɹiː/

verb

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

Similar
chivareecharivaricallithumpcallathumpbelling
OriginFrench charivari →
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Meanings

nounshivaree (plural shivarees)

plural shivarees

  1. alternativeAlternative form of charivari.
verbshivaree (third-person singular simple present shivarees, present participle shivareeing, simple past and past participle shivareed)

present singular third person shivarees · participle present shivareeing · participle past shivareed · past shivareed

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
chivareecharivaricallithumpcallathumpbelling
Broader
serenade
Also see
bellingcallithumpcharivari

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcharivari
  2. Frenchcharivari
  3. Englishshivaree

Borrowed from French charivari.

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shivaree

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All rhymes →

Anagrams

ravishee
Cite this entry
APA

shivaree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shivaree

MLA

“shivaree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shivaree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shivaree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shivaree.

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