Extemporized music of a violent kind, made with any available tools, household utensils, etc., esp. to express public outrage at the behaviour of…
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > rough music (6) rough music1700 Extemporized music of a violent kind, made with any available tools, household utensils, etc., esp. to express public outrage at the behaviour of… charivari1735 A serenade of ‘rough music’, with kettles, pans, tea-trays, and the like, used in France, in mockery and derision of incongruous or unpopular… shivaree1805 A charivari. Also figurative. callithump1843 A cacophonous bout of noise-making performed by a group of people with a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., as a demonstration of a general… tin-kettling1856 The practice of serenading a newly-wed couple with a cacophonous noise made by beating kettles, pans, and similar objects; an instance of this. jerry1888 Printers' slang. The noise made by beating chases, etc., on an apprentice finishing his time, or on other occasions. |
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