charivari.
charivari, shivaree (mock serenade of discordant noise, notably to heckle a publicly reviled figure)
Meaning & usage
charivari, shivaree (mock serenade of discordant noise, notably to heckle a publicly reviled figure)
racket, banging in general, rumpus
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French chalivali (“noise from pots and pans”), from Late Latin caribaria, from carivaria, from Ancient Greek καρηβάρεια (karēbáreia, “headache”, from κάρη (kárē, “head”) + βαρύς (barús, “heavy”)).
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