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sing-along
[sing-uh-lawng, -long]
noun
an informal or unrehearsed singing of songs by a group of people, usually under the direction of a leader; songfest.
an occasion marked by such singing.
sing along
verb
to join in singing with a performer
noun
such a singsong
Word History and Origins
Origin of sing-along1
Example Sentences
It is beautiful and awesome, not the least because you’re not expecting a communal sing-along at a Nick Cave concert.
Throughout the evening on Sunday, I was placed in a foreign jail, joined a folk-rock band for a sing-along uprising that involved a killer bear and ran up multiple times against selfish, greedy taskmasters, once in a comedic production in a jazz club and another time in the back room of a seedy dance space.
But AC/DC did just that, playing 21 instantly recognizable sing-along tunes of considerable heaviness — the majority of them classic rock radio staples and cultural touchstones — rendered with a power and passion that belies their many decades of service.
The world circa 2025 could use two hours of an ear-splitting sing-along with 70,000 like-minded denizens, celebrating the working-class joys of booze, broads and rock ‘n’ roll.
And don’t we all need a big healing sing-along moment with “The Middle” with the hooky reassurance that everything will be all right, all right?
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