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chivaree

American

[shiv-uh-ree, shiv-uh-ree] / ˌʃɪv əˈri, ˈʃɪv əˌri /

Or chivari

noun

chivareed, chivareeing

a variant of shivaree.

chivaree British

/ ˈʃɪvəˌriː, ˌʃɪvəˈriː /

noun

a US spelling of charivari

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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 Clarence Edgar Johnson

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 Rupert Hughes

"Well, it's the only chance we'll have to chivaree them," grumbled Dan.

From The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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 Ralph Connor

Jenny We'll soon be having a fine chivaree.

From The Follies of Love by Frank J. Morlock

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