a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
communication noun (communicative processes and contents)
callithumps
serenade » song » musical composition » music
belling | callathump | charivari [Britain] | chivaree [North America] | horning | shivaree [North America]
back-formation from callithumpian, adjective, alteration of English dialect...
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A noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. (6 of 226 words)
a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc | a confused noise; din | a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with ... (23 of 224 words, 4 definitions, pronunciations)
may refer to: Shivaree (custom), a clamorous salutation made to a newlywed couple | Shivaree (band), an American band formed in 1997 | Shivaree (play), a play by William Mastrosimone | Shivaree (TV series), an American popular music television program ... (37 of 134 words, 7 definitions)
a cacophonous mock serenade, typically performed by a group of people in derision of an unpopular person or in celebration of a marriage | a series of ... (26 of 59 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari. | [informal] an elaborate, noisy ... (21 of 38 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
a noisy demonstration or celebration; especially, a mock serenade with kettles, horns, etc. to a couple on their wedding night; charivari | to ... (22 of 33 words, 2 definitions)
a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple (9 of 31 words, pronunciation)
The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion. | Any loud cacophonous noise or hubbub. (25 of 29 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
horn in [intransitive, informal] to try to become involved in something that other people do not want you to be involved in (22 of 85 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
plural serenatas or serenate, form of 18th-century vocal music combining many features of cantata, oratorio, and opera. Use of the term extends back ... (23 of 247 words)
term used to designate several types of musical composition. Opera and song literature yield numerous examples of the serenade sung or played by a ... (24 of 135 words)
to play a piece of music or sing for someone, especially for a woman while standing outside her house at night (21 of 37 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/serenade 1
a song or piece of music sung or played for someone | a piece of gentle classical music in several parts (20 of 27 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
a noisy mock-serenade to wish newlyweds well, involving the banging of saucepans, kettles, and other objects (16 of 38 words, pronunciation)
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First use: 1950
Origin: back-formation from callithumpian, adjective, alteration of English dialect gallithumpian disturber of order at elections in 18th century
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