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)

Examples of karaoke in a Sentence

That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.

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Low-key: The out-crowd can drink bottomless late-night mimosas at Purple Patch in Mt. Pleasant starting at 10:30pm (one-hour limit), plus karaoke ($25+). —

Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 Even today, John’s songs are inescapable—they’re at every party, in every restaurant, in every airport, on every hold for an agent, at every karaoke night. —

Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024 Chaplin was one of the faces of the promotion celebrations, singing karaoke music legend Ed Sheeran, the club's principal shirt sponsor and minority shareholder. —

Asif Burhan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Watch Amy Adams describe shouting over Taylor Swift during karaoke below. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for karaoke