charivari

noun

cha·​ri·​va·​ri ˌshi-və-ˈrē 

ˈshi-və-ˌrē

: shivaree

Examples of charivari in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Suffice it to say, with credentials such as this, a charivari of fashion-week regulars, media, film and musical grandees and not a few New York and London tatterdemalions showed for the September 12 bacchanal on Church Street. —Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, perhaps from Late Latin caribaria headache, from Greek karēbaria, from kara, karē head + barys heavy — more at cerebral, grieve

First Known Use

circa 1681, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for charivari

• calamari
• zamindari
• acari
• behari
• bihari
• chiari
• harari
• safari
• tamari
• chary
• mari
• quare