encore
noun[C]
uk/ˈɒŋ.kɔːr/us/ˈɑːŋ.kɔːr/anextrasongorpieceofmusicthat isperformedat the end of a show because theaudienceshoutsfor it:
We wereshoutingfor an encore.
They did a fewoldhitsas/foran encore.
Musical performances
- anti-musical
- backspin
- cabaret
- cloth ears
- cloth-eared
- fog machine
- gig
- have cloth earsphrase
- in concertidiom
- jam session
- lip-sync
- party mix
- post-concert
- recital
- set
- setlist
- soundscape
- throat singing
- tin ear
- tin-eared
Idiom
dosomethingfor an encore
encore
exclamation
uk/ˈɒŋ.kɔːr/us/ˈɑːŋ.kɔːr/shoutedby theaudienceat the end of aperformanceto get theperformertosingorplaymore:
There were a fewshoutsof "Encore!" but shewalkedoffstage.
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alack
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- figure
- goodo
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- neener, neener
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- sweet
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom