kar‧a‧o‧ke /ˌkæriˈəʊki $ ˌkɑːrəˈoʊ-/ noun
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Japanese; Origin: kara 'empty' + oke (from okesutora 'orchestra', from English orchestra)]
[uncountable] an activity that people do for entertainment, in which someone sings a popular song while a karaoke machine plays the music to the song:
a karaoke bar

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