shivaree

noun

1. a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.
2. Informal. an elaborate, noisy celebration.

verb (used with object), shiv·a·reed, shiv·a·ree·ing.

3. to serenade with a shivaree.

noun US and Canadian

1. a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc
2. a confused noise; din

n.

1843, earlier sherrie-varrie (1805), alteration of charivari. Century Dictionary describes it as “vulgar, southern U.S.;” OED describes it as “U.S. and Cornwall.”