plural sing-alongs
: an informal session of group singing of popular or folk songs : songfest
People who had brought their guitars led spontaneous sing-alongs in the hotel lobby.The New Yorker
Old-fashioned hayrides and sing-alongs in front of a campfire …Mary Beth Giles
Audience participation is one of the things that has made the show a success, and there will, again, be plenty of opportunity to take part in the sing-alongs.Canadian Motorist
also : a song appropriate for a sing-along
A guy from the wedding party joined the band for the Garth Brooks classic sing-along "Friends in Low Places" and knocked it out of the park. Luke Vose

Examples of sing-along in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sing-along was in 1959

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“Sing-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing-along. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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