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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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I was only about nine years old, and I can't remember much about that one and only chivaree I ever attended.

From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar

Jenny We'll soon be having a fine chivaree.

From The Follies of Love by Morlock, Frank J.

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

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

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

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

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