n.
Pronunciation: ˌ shi-v ə - ' r ē , ' shi-v ə - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of French charivari ― more at CHARIVARI
Date: 1843
: a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple
– shivaree transitive verb
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ shi-v ə - ' r ē , ' shi-v ə - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of French charivari ― more at CHARIVARI
Date: 1843
: a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple
– shivaree transitive verb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012