What is Karaoke?

Carry-oh-kite-us (n): a disease in which one can not control his or her ability to break out in song randomly or with just cause; much like turrets, only in musical form.

Don't get too close to her, I hear karaokitis is a communicable disease.

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Karaoke - what is it?

A Japanese word commonly mispronounced by Americans. See karate

Karaoke is pronounced Karah-Okay, not Cary-Okey.

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What does "Karaoke" mean?

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.

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Karaoke - what does it mean?

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.

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