off vocal

English

Etymology

From Japanese オフボーカル (ofubōkaru), from English off + vocal.

Noun

off vocal (plural off vocals)

(Japan, music) The instrumentals.

Usage notes

The usage of this phrase is especially prevalent in Karaoke song lists.

Further reading

オフヴォーカル on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

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