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charivari — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • charivari noun The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
  • pandemonium noun A state of wild, noisy disorder or chaos.

Senses

charivari is used for these senses in English:

  • charivari The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
  • pandemonium An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
  • shalwar (in singular or plural) Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.

charivari — full definition

  1. noun The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
  2. noun Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.

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