Karaoke singers.
karaoke
noun
a form of entertainment in which patrons, as in a bar, take turns singing popular songs into a microphone accompanied by prerecorded music played on a special device, with the lyrics displayed on a screen
Origin of karaoke
; from Japanese kara, empty + oke, short for eastern; English “orchestra”karaoke
noun
- A music entertainment system providing prerecorded accompaniment to popular songs that a performer sings live, usually by following the words on a video screen.
- The performance of such music.
Origin of karaoke
Japanese karaoke : kara, void, empty + alteration of ōke(sutora), orchestra (from English orchestra).karaoke
Usage notes
Pronounced both emulating Japanese (pure [ɑː] vowels, terminal [e̞], approximated by [ɛ] or [eɪ], “eh”), and, more commonly, in anglicized form ([æ] diphthong, terminal [iː], “ee”). Compare pronunciation of end of karate, which has undergone the same sound change, and of bokeh, which has not, as reflected in the spelling.
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)
- (uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
- (countable)
karaoke - Computer Definition
See CD+G.
