karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌker-ē-ˈō-kē 
ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā
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)
Examples of karaoke in a Sentence
That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.
Recent Examples on the Web
The lovebirds are all smiles while headed to their private karaoke room for a sweet (and at times steamy) session where Tyla serenades him.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024
Another showed her and her friends singing karaoke outside at night.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Williams also sings karaoke in the episode but almost immediately gets heckled by teammates, who boo him and throw paper his way.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2024
After studying subjects who watched videos of themselves singing karaoke, however, researchers led by Milica Nicolic of the University of Amsterdam have found that blushing is really the result of specific emotions being aroused.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024
Another showed her and her friends singing karaoke outside at night.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Williams also sings karaoke in the episode but almost immediately gets heckled by teammates, who boo him and throw paper his way.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2024
After studying subjects who watched videos of themselves singing karaoke, however, researchers led by Milica Nicolic of the University of Amsterdam have found that blushing is really the result of specific emotions being aroused.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌkar-ē-ˌō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
: a device that plays music to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
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