DCHP-2

shivaree ((n.)) chivaree, chivari(e), etc. [< Cdn F < F charivari, q.v.] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 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.