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karaoke.

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.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/UK/ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/UK/ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki//ˌkɛɹ.iˈoʊ.ki/

  1. 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.

    uncountable

  2. A karaoke session.

    countable

  3. A karaoke parlour.

    countable

  4. An exercise in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other while walking sideways to stretch various parts of the lower body and core.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Japanese 空 Ancient Greek ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρᾰ (-tră) Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra)bor. Latin orchēstrabor. English orchestrabor. Japanese オーケストラ Japanese カラオケbor. English karaoke Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空(から) (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

verb/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/UK/ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/UK/ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki//ˌkɛɹ.iˈoʊ.ki/

  1. to perform karaoke

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Japanese 空 Ancient Greek ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρᾰ (-tră) Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra)bor. Latin orchēstrabor. English orchestrabor. Japanese オーケストラ Japanese カラオケbor. English karaoke Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空(から) (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

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