A noisy boisterous parade

• A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a noisy boisterous parade [syn: callithump , callithump parade ] a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: shivaree , chivaree , charivari , callithump , belling ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Callithump \Cal"li*thump`\, n. A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari. [U. S.] [Also spelled callathump .]