Synonyms for charivari

Most common

belling · callathump · din · skimmity · skimmity-ride

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.

Related words

Other spellings

chiarivari chivaree US chivari US

Forms

Plural

charivaris → bellings, callathumps, dins, skimmities…

Example sentences

• belling Can stags be heard belling all year round?
• din Babur's full name was Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

din¹

7 letters

belling²

8 letters

skimmity

10 letters

callathump

11 letters

skimmington

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belling² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

charivari

Deutsch

Charivari

Català

xivarri