Moonlight Entertainment

KARAOPIE: That annoying person who shows up every week and bellows into the mike while adoring parent(s) look on and the rest of the place holds their ears.

VIBRATO NON GRATA: "Trilling" your voice inappropriately on every note of a song, to the point that you sound like you're singing in an earthquake (Vibrato is supposed to be used as an accent, not a weapon).

ROTATION : The order in which customers of karaoke establishments will sing, usually determined by the order in which customers make requests to sing and altered by additions of customers arriving later at the establishment than others. If used correctly and ethically, time on stage will be allocated fairly to all people who wish to sing.

KARASOPIES: The behind the music dramas that go on at karaoke shows.

KAMAKAZE : When a singer performs a song he or she has never performed before.

KARADULTURY: Someone who sings a duet with one person and leaves the bar with another.

KARAOKE ORPHAN: A person who was "ditched" by their friends and inevitably ends up asking the KJ for a ride home. Has this happened to you?

HOMICIDE : When a singer performs a song he or she has never performed before (see kamakaze), and knows from the very start that the performance will be quite bad.

VIRGIN : A person performing on a karaoke stage for the first time ever in his or her life.

FIRE DRILL: Any song that causes large groups of people to head immediately for the nearest exit and line up outside.

AQUASCHMUCK : Someone who goes to karaoke and only drinks water to avoid spending money...can be easily identified, as they are usually the biggest complainers about the rotation.

FAKE VIRGIN: A person performing on a karaoke stage for the first time in his or her life, but has sung in front of audiences before (i.e., was in a band, in choir, in opera, etc.)

BATHROOM BREAK (also known as "SMOKE BREAK"): A song, whenever performed, no matter how well performed, induces a customer or customers to head to the bathroom, outside, or anywhere else from the karaoke singing space.

LIQUID COURAGE: Any alcoholic beverage that facilitates a singer coming up on stage.

KARACUTIE: The girl who sings gawd awful, but is so darn cute all the guys don't care and cheer her on.

THE DARK SIDE OF KARAOKE: People who take karaoke TOO SERIOUSLY and cleve to it to fill deep emotional voids...if it weren't for karaoke, they'd be on the rooftop with an AK-47. "Dark-siders" can easily be identified by dropping by a location 3 hours before the show starts...they'll be sitting there waiting.

DORKAPELLA: Someone who continues to sing even when the song is over, and refuses to stop until the KJ or the next singer grabs the mic from them, YOU know who you are!

MILLI VANILLI: A singer that goes up with another person, then won't take the microphone, and just stands there and mouths the words the whole time.

PROJECTION IMPAIRED: When a singer sings so quietly that a KJ has to turn the mic up to the point of feedback.

WANNAROADIE : People who insist on trying to help break down equipment, over the objections of the host.

KARAOKE ALZHEIMER'S: A singer turns in a song, then 5 minutes later has to come up and ask the host what they put in.

GHOST SINGER: A person who puts in a song, promptly disappears until after they are called, then mysteriously re-appears.

DEDICATION : Any ballad sung in the hopes of gaining female companionship for the evening.

KROAKIE : A singer who did Mariah Carey at the show the night before, and is now limited to Joe Cocker and Kim Carnes tunes.

AUDIO DEFICIT :When the music fades out, but words are still left on the screen to sing.

KARAOKEPHOBIA : When someone is so scared of karaoke, that they push the book away from them as if it were an odious thing that will metaphysically transport them on stage if they open it.

CLAPPUS FALSALARMUS: Accidentally clapping for the dance music. This is usually paired with the aforementioned CLAPPUS ALONUS, & usually quickly followed by CLAPPUS INTERRUPTUS.

CLAPPUS INTERUPTUS: Clapping, then suddenly stopping when you realize the song isn't over. .

COURTESY CLAP: Applause that only happens because the audience is glad the song is over.

KARAOKE TERRORISM: Drafting another person to sing without their knowledge. (Also known as Kamikaze Karaoke.)

KARRORIST: Someone who badmouths a show, a KJ, a contest, in the hopes of keeping others from going. (We have a word for this sort of saboteur. We call them @$$holes!)

OVERMODULATOR : A singer who constantly screams into a microphone. Everything they sing sounds like it's being performed by Megadeth...even "The Rose."

DRAFT CARD: A request slip with someone's name on it who has not volunteered to sing.

KARENEMA: The art of pulling a song out of your a*s when you least expect it.

AUDIOPHOOL : Someone who knows nothing about audio, but always tries to tell the KJ how to run the sound..."hey, can I get some reverb, maaaaan?"

CAVE DWELLER: Someone who wraps their hand around the mic, thinking it looks cool, completely unaware that it makes their voice sound like they're singing "Aqualung."

"Why?" Baby: Someone who loses a contest, then complains about the judging, the format of the contest; anything to avoid having to admit that, on that night, they didn't do as well.