noun · informal
karaoke
UK/ˌkær.iˈəʊ.ki/US/ˌkæriˈoʊki/ka·ra·O·ke
a form of entertainment where people sing along to recorded music with the vocal track removed
Examples
“We went to karaoke after dinner and sang until midnight.”
“Karaoke rooms are popular for birthday parties.”
“Do you want to sing karaoke this weekend?”
Band 8 sentence
“After the exam we relaxed by booking a private karaoke room and singing with close friends.”
Collocations
- go to karaoke
- sing karaoke
- karaoke night
Word family
Common mistakes
I do karaoke every Friday.→I go to karaoke / I sing karaoke every Friday.
We had a karaoke room.→We hired/ booked a karaoke room.
Say it for a higher band
5sing→6sing aloud→7+karaoke
Synonyms
sing along
Easily confused
sing along
“At the concert the crowd would sing along, while at the karaoke bar people take turns to sing solo.”
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