Charivaris

/ˌʃæɹɪˈvæɹiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of charivari; loud, disorderly music or noise made to mock or ridicule someone, especially as a traditional form of public shaming.

Etymology

From French charivari, possibly from Late Latin caribaria meaning 'headache,' the noise evoking the sensation of mental pain. The tradition became popular in medieval France and spread throughout Europe as a form of community disapproval.

Kelly Says

Medieval communities didn't have social media, so they created charivaris—imagine your whole town showing up outside your house at night making terrible noise with pots, pans, and instruments because they disapproved of you. It's essentially the original 'call-out culture' but with actual instruments!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም
se-lam
ARالعربية
الزّغاريد
al-zghārid
BNবাংলা
চারিভারি
cha-ri-ba-ri
CACatalà
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
CSČeština
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
DADansk
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
DEDeutsch
Charivaris
cha-ri-va-ris
ELΕλληνικά
τσαρίβαρι
tsari-va-ri
ESEspañol
charivaris
cha-ri-va-ris
FAفارسی
چریواری
che-ri-va-ri
FISuomi
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
FRFrançais
charivaris
cha-ri-va-ris
GUGU
ચારિવારી
cha-ri-va-ri
HAHA
charivari
cha-ri-va-ri
HEעברית
צ'ריווארי
t'cheri-va-ri
HIहिन्दी
शोरगुल
sho-r-gu-l
HUMagyar
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
IDBahasa Indonesia
keributan
ke-ri-bu-tan
IGIG
igwe
ig-we
ITItaliano
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
JA日本語
チャリバリ
chari bari
KKKK
шаріварі
sha-ri-va-ri
KMKM
ចារីវ៉ារី
cha-ri-va-ri
KO한국어
차리바리
cha-ri-ba-ri
MRMR
चरिवारी
cha-ri-va-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုပ်ပြင်း
shuk pyaing
NLNederlands
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
NONorsk
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
PAPA
ਚਾਰੀਵਾਰੀ
cha-ri-va-ri
PLPolski
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
PTPortuguês
charivaris
cha-ri-va-ris
RORomână
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
RUРусский
чаривари
cha-ri-va-ri
SVSvenska
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
SWKiswahili
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
TAதமிழ்
சாரிவாரி
sa-ari-va-ari
TEతెలుగు
చారివారి
cha-ri-va-ri
THไทย
เสียงดัง
siang dang
TLTL
charivari
cha-ri-va-ree
TRTürkçe
charivari
cha-ri-va-ri
UKУкраїнська
чаривари
cha-ri-va-ri
URاردو
چاریواری
cha-ri-va-ri
VITiếng Việt
ồn ào
on ao
YOYO
charivari
cha-ri-va-ri
ZH中文
喧闹
xuan ao
ZUZU
charivari
cha-ri-va-ri

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