Meanings
plural bathroom singers
- 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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bathroom singer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathroom%20singer
“bathroom singer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathroom%20singer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bathroom singer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathroom%20singer.
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