karaoke

noun

kar·a·o·ke ˌker-ē-ˈō-kē

ˌka-rē-,

also

kə-ˈrō-kē

ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā

: a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music

a karaoke machine

also : a form of entertainment involving the use of such a device (as in a bar)

Example Sentences

That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.

Recent Examples on the Web More rotation can be enjoyed upstairs — in the form of songs — where the restaurant stocks six karaoke rooms and a full bar. —

Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023 Bri also built a karaoke room in this weird kind of uninhabitable little space next to the laundry room. —

Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023 The final episode will be preceded by a primetime special of carpool karaoke featuring Blackpink and Diddy. —

Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023 For Mixtape Medley, Chlöe and Halle took turns delivering booming choruses like a karaoke version of Verzuz. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023 Perhaps the only member of the Succession team who didn’t have a series peak in this episode was Brian Cox, but last week’s episode was full of great Logan moments, from his regal speech in the newsroom to his pained efforts at manipulative karaoke reconciliation. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023 Live music, entertainment, and activities run the gamut from yoga to biking and rock climbing to karaoke parties. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2023 Novo Oeste is a welcoming L.G.B.T.Q. bar with live music, karaoke and burgers. —

Jack Nicas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023 The event was complete with a stage and a disco ball — where Hilton hosted karaoke. —

Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023 See More

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