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| September 24, 2002 Sher o ver  When Iranians say, "Folaani sher o ver meegeh" they mean "So and so is talking nonsense." What is the linguistic root of "sher o ver"? Could it be charivari? According to dictionary.com, cha·ri·va·ri is from Old French, perhaps from Late Latin carbaria, headache, from Greek karbari : kar, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European Roots + barus, heavy; see gwer-1 in Indo-European Roots. Definition: "A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult." I bet French-educated Iranians brought "charivari" to Iran as a soghaati from farang. And then it gradually became "sher o ver". Do you agree? Disagree? Email Do you have an interesting question to suggest for this page? Email us Response to previous quiz questions >>> HERE * Gifts will only be sent to an address in the U.S. A person who wins a gift during this month, cannot win another gift until the following month. Gifs selected by eworldrecords.com will be delivered in 7-12 days. Your quiz questions and answers will be considered for this section. Please email them here. This page will be updated with a new question as soon as the answer to the current quiz is received. If no correct answer is received within a week, the answer will be provided by iranian.com. 
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