Usually means: Traditional noisy mock serenade ritual.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Chivaree)

noun:  Alternative form of shivaree
verb:  Alternative form of shivaree [(transitive) To serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans.]

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