shivaree

[ shiv-uh-ree ]

/ ˌʃɪv əˈri /

a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.

Informal. an elaborate, noisy celebration.

to serenade with a shivaree.

Origin of shivaree

1835–45, Americanism; alteration of Mississippi Valley French, French charivari charivari

I wanted to keep Man sober, and I tried to get him and his wife out of town before that shivaree of yours was pulled off.

Lonesome Land |B. M. Bower
I looked around for a means of defense, but the Chief told me not to be alarmed—it was merely a "shivaree."

I Married a Ranger |Dama Margaret Smith
I came to tell you that there's a scheme to raise—to 'shivaree' you two, tonight.

Lonesome Land |B. M. Bower
Another time, we went to Mannheim and attended a shivaree—otherwise an opera—the one called "Lohengrin."

A Tramp Abroad, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

It isn't so long, though, since you were just as determined to stay and have the shivaree, you remember.

Lonesome Land |B. M. Bower

shivaree

/ (ˌʃɪvəˈriː) /

a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc

a confused noise; din

Also (esp dialect): charivari