bathroom singer

noun

A person with mediocre or amateur singing capabilities.

Meanings

nounbathroom singer (plural bathroom singers)

plural bathroom singers

  1. derogatoryidiomaticslangA person with mediocre or amateur singing capabilities.

Origin

Acoustically, bathrooms tend to give a false impression that one's singing voice sounds good, when in a more ordinary, drier acoustic environment it would be less pleasing.

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APA

bathroom singer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathroom%20singer

MLA

“bathroom singer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathroom%20singer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bathroom singer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathroom%20singer.

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