[ˌʃɪvəˈriː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a noisy mock serenade performed by a group of people to celebrate a marriage or mock an unpopular person
(e.g: the melodious echo of wedding bells was later drowned out by the irreverent cacophony of a shivaree)


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Origin:
early 19th century: form of charivari