sing-along

noun

ˈsiŋ-ə-ˌlȯŋ 

plural sing-alongs

: an informal session of group singing of popular or folk songs : songfest

People who had brought their guitars led spontaneous sing-alongs in the hotel lobby.

—The New Yorker

Old-fashioned hayrides and sing-alongs in front of a campfire …

—Mary Beth Giles

Audience participation is one of the things that has made the show a success, and there will, again, be plenty of opportunity to take part in the sing-alongs.

—Canadian Motorist

also : a song appropriate for a sing-along

A guy from the wedding party joined the band for the Garth Brooks classic sing-along "Friends in Low Places" and knocked it out of the park.

—Luke Vose

Examples of sing-along in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of her most beloved sleepover activities include curling up for an outdoor movie night and doing a sing-along. —​wendy Wisner, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025

Good times: The late Jimmy Buffett’s buddies in the Coral Reefer Band are coming back to South Florida for a night of sing-along memories at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Friday to raise money for Singing For Change, Buffett’s nonprofit charity. —Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025

Around the corner, off Leicester Square, another property company controlled by Aziz was in a dispute with a tenant, the Prince Charles Cinema—a cultish place, beloved for its cheap tickets, sing-along musical screenings, and original programming. —Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025

Robert Wise expertly guided this adaption of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, putting aside the darker elements of the true story for a rousing sing-along. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above