SERENADE
NOUNS
► CHARIVARI ► CHEVRARAI ► CHIVERIE ► SHIVAREE a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds → 1843 Amer. dial.
► SKIMELTON ► SKIMMELTON ► SKIMMERTON ► SKIMMITON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds → 1868 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► CHARIVARI ► SHIVAREE to serenade a newly-married couple with horns, bells, drums, etc.→ 1890 Amer. dial.