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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Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for karaoke