plural keytars
: an electronic keyboard that is supported by a shoulder strap and worn across the body like a guitar
Freedom arrived in the '80s with this shoulder-hung keyboard with a guitar-style grip—often called a "keytar," because nobody wanted to say, "Dude, nice shoulder-hung keyboard with a guitar-style grip!"—
Jonathan Lesser
Jonathan LesserLady Gaga isn't built to go halfway. She plays sweeping statements as virtuosically as her grand piano, and shameless statements as shamelessly as her keytar.—Caryn Ganz
Caryn GanzExamples of keytar in a Sentence
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And while the cover is fierce, the whole things also comes off kind of cute thanks to the sight of all those kics packed into a room festooned with streamers and balloons ripping it on guitars and keytars.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
According to Hypebeast, leaks of the game promise that The Weeknd x Fortnite Festival will feature a new microphone design, two new bass designs, three songs, a keytar design and a Weeknd skin available through a Festival Pass.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2023
The band’s Uruguayan keytar player Agustina Ruiz also has a punk background as a singer.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022
Not only did this performance feature a whole lot of guitar shredding, but Jimmy Jam even busted out the keytar for the occasion.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2022
Visitors snap pictures of a portable keyboard called a keytar that, of course, is purple.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022
In a casting coup, the lead meatball is played by Oscar Isaac, and musical guest Charli XCX jumps in with a keytar.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 2 June 2022
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis brought the Eighties keytar realness.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2022
The Grammy-winning keyboardist and veteran jazz artist will rock it, and perhaps even bust out the old keytar, in a sure-to-be-eclectic concert.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
According to Hypebeast, leaks of the game promise that The Weeknd x Fortnite Festival will feature a new microphone design, two new bass designs, three songs, a keytar design and a Weeknd skin available through a Festival Pass.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2023
The band’s Uruguayan keytar player Agustina Ruiz also has a punk background as a singer.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022
Not only did this performance feature a whole lot of guitar shredding, but Jimmy Jam even busted out the keytar for the occasion.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2022
Visitors snap pictures of a portable keyboard called a keytar that, of course, is purple.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022
In a casting coup, the lead meatball is played by Oscar Isaac, and musical guest Charli XCX jumps in with a keytar.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 2 June 2022
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis brought the Eighties keytar realness.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2022
The Grammy-winning keyboardist and veteran jazz artist will rock it, and perhaps even bust out the old keytar, in a sure-to-be-eclectic concert.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022
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“Keytar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keytar. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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