charivari Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
    callithump; chivaree; belling; shivaree; callathump.

WordNet

Cha*ri`va*ri" noun
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult. ✍ It was at first performed before the house of any person of advanced age who married a second time.

Webster 1913