charivari

/ʃɑːɹɪˈvɑːɹi/
noun 2

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noun

1

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

The marriage ceremony was given primordial significance over folkloric pre-marriage engagement rituals and wild charivaris.

2

Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.

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