charivari

Noun

Meaning

A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

belling shivaree callithump callathump chivaree din pandemonium bedlam noise blast racket roar brawl commotion clap
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Antonyms

hush agreement answer consensus harmony praise
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Hypernyms

serenade

Related terms

shivaree

Examples

Critic and humorist Louis Leroy wrote a scathing review in the newspaper Le Charivari in which, making wordplay with the title of Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), he gave the artists the name by which they became known. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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