1. a noisy celebration or serenade for newlyweds, typically involving banging pots and pans
Usage: chiefly American; regional
2. any noisy, boisterous celebration or disturbance
Usage: informal

1. to serenade with a shivaree
Usage: transitive

Examples

• The whole town gathered for a shivaree outside the newlyweds’ house.
• They banged pots and pans during the traditional shivaree.
• The neighbors organized a shivaree to celebrate the wedding.
• What started as a quiet party turned into a real shivaree.
• The townspeople decided to shivaree the young couple.
• We could hear the shivaree from blocks away.