Charivari definition

Charivari

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WordNet

(1) A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

WiktionaryText

The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
Any loud cacophonous noise or hubbub.

Perhaps , from , perhaps from .

charivari, shivaree, mock serenade of disconcordant noise, notably to heckle a publicly reviled figure
A racket, banging in general, rumpus