shivaree

Example Sentences

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He readily took to the idea of a shivaree, which, to quote Dictionary.com, is “a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple.”

From Los Angeles Times

A blunder just waiting to be A true Trumpian shivaree If it turns out the Fed A disaster led By one more off the wall nominee.

From New York Times

Now he’s presiding over the annual shivaree - the word denotes a noisy party - thrown by the Black Lake chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow.

From Washington Times

Some scenes, like James Cagney’s spontaneous hoofing in “Other Men’s Women” or the frontier shivaree in “The Purchase Price,” are choreographed.

From New York Times

The French of Louisiana and Canada introduced the charivari into America, where it became known under the corrupted name of “shivaree.”

From Project Gutenberg