Public Shaming

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a confused noise; din

  • The townspeople organized a charivari to protest against the new tax laws.
  • We're planning a charivari for John's birthday next week.
  • Let's have a charivari to show our support for the team.
  • The cacophony of car horns outside created a charivari of sound.

noun a musical instrument typically made of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched tightly over one or both ends, played by beating with the hands or sticks

verb to expel or dismiss someone in a formal or public manner

  • The board of directors decided to drum out the CEO due to financial misconduct.
  • If you keep showing up late to work, they're going to drum you out of the company.
  • The coach threatened to drum out any player who didn't give their all during practice.
  • The negative comments from the critics threatened to drum out any enthusiasm the artist had for their work.