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Definition of karaoke

karaoke

/ˌkɛr.iˈoʊ.ki/
kar · a · o · ke
Plural:karaokes
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Past Simple:karaoked
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Past Participle:karaoked
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Present Participle:karaoking
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karaoke Lexical Profile

karaoke Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A form of interactive entertainment in which people sing popular songs into a microphone over pre-recorded instrumental backing tracks while reading the lyrics displayed on a video screen.

Example

"After dinner, the colleagues rented a private room at a local lounge to sing karaoke for a few hours."

2

An electronic sound and video system or machine used for playing instrumental backing tracks and displaying song lyrics for people to sing along to.

Example

"They set up a portable karaoke in the living room for the birthday celebration."

• verb

1

To sing along to pre-recorded instrumental backing tracks using a microphone and displayed lyrics (informal).

Example

"We stayed up past midnight karaoking to classic rock ballads."

• Rhymes for karaoke

• Nearby Words

kara darya
karachi
karakoram
karaoke
karat
karate
karisimbi

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 1970s from Japanese karaoke, a compound of kara ('empty') and oke, a clipped form of okesutora ('orchestra', itself borrowed from English).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Karaoke. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 4, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/karaoke
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