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Hubbub vs Shivaree - What's the difference?

hubbub | shivaree |

As nouns the difference between hubbub and shivaree

is that hubbub is a confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket while shivaree is the noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.

hubbub

English

Alternative forms

* whobub (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
  • * John Milton, Paradise Lost
    • At length a universal hubbub wild
    Of stunning sounds and voices all confused,
    Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear
    With loudest vehemence.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    shivaree

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK ) charivari

    Noun

    (-)
  • The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
  • Any loud cacophonous noise or hubbub.