chivaree
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But when they explained to me just how a chivaree was carried on, naturally I wanted in on the action.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar
It was more like the "chivaree" with which ironic crowds tormented bridal couples back in Nimrim, Mo. Gilfoyle was poet enough to enjoy a little extra doldrums at what might have made a longshoreman peevish.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
So busy were they in recounting the various incidents in the recent "chivaree," that before they were aware Cameron was upon them.
From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Connor, Ralph
He knew that his name would lead the newspapers to haze him, as the rustic neighbors deride a rural couple with a noisy "chivaree."
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
Jenny We'll soon be having a fine chivaree.
From The Follies of Love by Morlock, Frank J.
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