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

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General admission tickets are $50 and include unlimited snacks, a welcome cocktail/mocktail and soft drinks throughout the event, group sing-alongs, a temporary tattoo station, photo booths, bracelet trading and more. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024 Too Well pre-party will bring sing-alongs, temporary tattoo stations and themed drinks to Victory Field, 3-7pm Nov. 1-2. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 Events include a sing-along cruise along the canal, Taylor Swift trivia at downtown breweries and friendship bracelet making on Monument Circle. Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024 There are psych-rock freakouts and campfire sing-alongs, all centered on his ability to render simple, two-chord progressions as titanic tectonic shifts that reconfigure the landscape in their wake. Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sing-along 

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First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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