charivari
/ˌʃɑrɪˈvɑri/
noun
- A noisy, chaotic celebration or demonstration, often involving banging pots and pans, originally to mock or shame someone.
- The neighbors organized a charivari outside the house of the unpopular politician.
- In some cultures, a charivari is held to tease a newly married couple.
- The festival began with a charivari of drums, horns, and shouting.
- A loud, discordant mixture of sounds; a din or racket.
- The children's party turned into a charivari of laughter and screaming.
- The construction site created a constant charivari that made it hard to concentrate.
- From the kitchen came a charivari of clattering pots and sizzling pans.