charivari /ʃɑːɹɪˈvɑːɹi/ noun2 •The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.The marriage ceremony was given primordial significance over folkloric pre-marriage engagement rituals and wild charivaris. — 2002 •Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub. formscharivaris