singalong

noun, adj — 2 senses

singalong

noun

/ˈsɪŋə(ˌ)lɒŋ/

Etymology From sing + along.

1

A gathering of people who sing together

  • Thom Yorke’s onstage pronouncements became less abstract and more effusive, they played the songs the less committed audience members doubtless wanted to hear in the first place: Paranoid Android, Creep, Fake Plastic Trees and Karma Police. At the end of the latter, Yorke happily led an audience singalong.2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian:

singalong

adj

Etymology From sing + along.

1

Of music designed to allow or encourage the audience to sing along

  • ABBA had a talent for writing great singalong pop songs.

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