karaoke
noun/ˌkæriˈəʊki/
/ˌkæriˈəʊki/
[uncountable] (from Japanese)- a type of entertainment in which a machine plays only the music of popular songs so that people can sing the words themselves
- a karaoke machine/night/bar
Oxford Collocations DictionaryKaraoke is used before these nouns:- bar
- lounge
- machine
- …
Word Origin1970s: from Japanese, literally ‘empty orchestra’.Want to learn more?
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