noraebang

American  

[nawr-ay-bahng, -bang] / ˈnɔr eɪˌbɑŋ, -ˌbæŋ /

noun

plural

noraebangs

1. (South Korea) an establishment in which one can rent private rooms to sing karaoke; also, the rooms themselves.

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Example Sentences

Noraebang — singing in private karaoke rooms — is an integral part of Korean and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

He prefers singing in front of a crowd to noraebang: “To me, the magic of karaoke is meeting a group of strangers and bonding over someone’s terrible rendition of ‘Country Roads,’ ” he says.

From Washington Post

Beginning Wednesday, everyone visiting high-risk places including clubs and noraebang, as popular private-room karaokes are known, will be required to scan a QR code that will log their information into government databases.

From Los Angeles Times

Around 10 p.m. on a Thursday night — usually the peak time for his noraebang, when office workers come stumbling in, buzzed, after a few drinks over dinner — only one of his dozen or so rooms were occupied.

From Los Angeles Times

We all piled out of the restaurant, walked to a nearby noraebang and crammed into a room with banquettes.

From Washington Post