What's the difference between charivari and shivaree?

Charivari


Definition:

  • (n.) A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult.

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  • (1) The political charivari packs its bags and heads off for some faraway place of which we know little, but a quick Wiki check, a google of cuttings and a stroll down the high street soon makes local sociologists of us all.

Shivaree


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