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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Charivari (0.01887 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Charivari.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: charivari
charivari
n : a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
a newly married couple [syn:
shivaree,
chivaree,
callithump,
callathump,
belling]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Charivari
Charivari
\Cha*ri`va*ri"\, n. [F.]
A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin
horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; -- called also
shivaree.
Syn: shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It was at first performed before the house of any
person of advanced age who married a second time.
[1913 Webster]
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