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/ˈskɪməltən/ · noun
A raucous gathering outside the home of newlyweds; a skimmington, a shivaree..
Probably you never heard of a skimelton, Alida. Well, they are not so uncommon in this region.
Tabitha's wedding day ended in a boisterous skimelton party, a kind of local charivari.
Use skimelton when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Skimelton means A raucous gathering outside the home of newlyweds; a skimmington, a shivaree..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Probably you never heard of a skimelton, Alida. Well, they are not so uncommon in this region.
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