/shiv'euh ree"/ , n. , v. , shivareed, shivareeing .
n.
1. a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.
2. Informal. an elaborate, noisy celebration.
v.t.
3. to serenade with a shivaree.
[ 1835-45, Amer.; alter. of Mississippi Valley F, F charivari CHARIVARI ]