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shivaree ((n.)) chivaree, chivari(e), etc. [< Cdn F < F charivari, q.v.]

• 1 n. a noisy celebration to serenade a newly married couple. See also charivari and saluting.

  See also: charivari  saluting  

• 2 n. Slang any noisy affair or activity, as a final series in baseball, a hockey playoff, a gala celebration, etc.