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Define Karaoke Meaning

Karaoke
foreplay.

Let's do some karaoke!
By Verla
Karaoke
Singing without a live orchestra or band. Originally meaning "without orchestra," it is a combination of Japanese "kara" meaning "empty/bare-handed" as in "karate", and the "okee" sound from the first syllable of "orchestra" as pronounced by Japanese.

The guy who thought up karaoke created a bar owner's dream, because as patrons provide their own entertainment by singing along with a machine, management saves a fortune by not hiring talented musicians.
By Regan
Karaoke
A kind of backwards talent contest where the aim is to sing to sing other peoples songs as badly as possible.
The true losers in karaoke are the people who try hardest.

eg. I hope this entry is not reviewed by a karaoke enthusiast.
By Milzie
Karaoke
A Japanese word commonly mispronounced by Americans. See karate

Karaoke is pronounced Karah-Okay, not Cary-Okey.
By Ulrike
Karaoke
the sustenance of any Filipino party.

The party really started when all the old filipino ladies started singing "Top of the World" on karaoke.
By Constancy
Karaoke
An event that allows you to see that you don't know a song as well as you thought you did, esp. for verses.

Even though the words were right there on the screen, I just couldn't figure out how to sing "Dancing Queen" for karaoke.
By Eudora
Karaoke
A painful form of 'entertainment' only to be attempted when very, very, very drunk. (see also tribute band)

Big John needs a good 8 pints before he is in the mood to murder Hotel California
By Marianne
Karaoke
Singing accompanied by an instrumental soundtrack specifically made for "karaoke machines".

These soundtracks are usually songs in which the main melodic line has been removed (leaving ony the accompaniment intact.)

Karaoke is an agglutination of two Japanese words kara (empty) + oke (shortened version of okesutera/orchestra).

"Hey do you wanna go out for karaoke later?"
By Ricki
Karaoke
See American Idol.

I didn't know that the ideal American pop star should be a karaoke singer!
By Romola
Karaoke
Often associated with drunk folks who have no rythm what so ever and appear to be tone deaf

"look at the tone deaf, rythm-less ass singing karaoke"
By Danell