Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
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- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
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Examples
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It was more like the "chivaree" with which ironic crowds tormented bridal couples back in Nimrim, Mo.
We Can't Have Everything Rupert Hughes 1914
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"chivaree," that before they were aware Cameron was upon them.
Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail Ralph Connor 1898
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Well, I think we should get this little chivaree started.
Jack Kerouac, Republican Party Hero Con Chapman 2011
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It's the opening night at the Fulton County Fair in this tiny town in northwest Ohio, and the grandstands are packed for the first round of the event that is the annual highlight of this rural chivaree—Demolition Derby.
Kosher Krusher Stems Jewish Intermarriage Through Demolition Derby Con Chapman 2011
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It's the opening night at the Fulton County Fair in this tiny town in northwest Ohio, and the grandstands are packed for the first round of the event that is the annual highlight of this rural chivaree—Demolition Derby.
Kosher Krusher Stems Jewish Intermarriage Through Demolition Derby Con Chapman 2011
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They'd laugh at the old-fashioned words he used like “chivaree” and “sparkin ',” but I notice once he'd introduced them to an expression, they kept it.
The Imbecile 2010
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It's the opening night at the Fulton County Fair in this tiny town in northwest Ohio, and the grandstands are packed for the first round of the event that is the annual highlight of this rural chivaree — Demolition Derby.
Orthodox Jews Turn to Demolition Derby in Bid for New Recruits 2010
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He knew that his name would lead the newspapers to haze him, as the rustic neighbors deride a rural couple with a noisy "chivaree."
We Can't Have Everything Rupert Hughes 1914
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"Well, it's the only chance we'll have to chivaree them," grumbled Dan.
The Golden Road 1908
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Friends showed up one night to give them a chivaree - a raucous welcome afforded newlyweds.
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