singing in cursive

When one sings and repeatedly mispronounces and/or slurs parts of words, requiring those listening to guess (usu. incorrectly) from context what the lyrics actually are. Like reading words written in cursive requires the reader to guess each word from its legible parts, listening to signing in cursive requires the listener to guess each word from its intelligible parts.

Extensive slur-based singing in cursive in a single musical piece can also be referred to as "singing in italics."

Singing in cursive can be intentional or unknowing. Unknowingly singing in cursive generally results from a high level of intoxication. Intentionally singing in cursive is a modern choral technique, typically utilized in unoriginal pop songs and coupled with straining one's voice. One might intentionally sing in cursive out of boredom or, as in the case of pop music, as a marketing strategy to goad listeners into discussing with others the artist's derivative work and/or to generate search engine queries to boost or maintain the singer's fleeting relevance.

Example 1: Singing in Cursive (Unknowing)

Ashley: Did you hear the last woman who sang?

Michael: No, I was in the loo. Was she any good? She didn't sound good from the loo.

Ashley: The woman approached the karaoke mic after 6 vodka sodas and proceeded to sing in cursive... doctor's handwriting cursive... we knew the title of the song, but everything else was unintelligible.

Example 2: Singing in Cursive (Intentional)

Friend: (Singing Britney Spears's "Hold It Against Me") Hey,... you might think... that I'm crazy... but, you know I'm just your type... I might be... little hay-light...

Me: Dude, it's Little HAZY.

Friend: Um, no, she's definitely not saying hazy.

Me: Yeah... well, she's just singing in cursive. It's a thing. Look up the lyrics, bro.

by michaeljritter April 12, 2019

This is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on, my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was. And, they'll continue singing it forever, just because

This is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was.
And, they'll continue singing it forever, just becauseThis is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was.
And, they'll continue singing it forever, just becauseThis is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was.
And, they'll continue singing it forever, just becauseThis is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was.
And, they'll continue singing it forever, just becauseThis is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was.
And, they'll continue singing it forever, just becauseThis is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was.
And, they'll continue singing it forever, just becauseThis is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was.
And, they'll continue singing it forever, just because

This is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on, my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was. And, they'll continue singing it forever, just because the song wont end if you don't want it to, it really pisses off the teachers.

by Rimy Jobbs December 1, 2022

Singing To Your Socks

One of the hundreds of ways of saying "puking".

"Have you seen Bill?"
"Yeah, he drank all the vodka, and now he's singing to his socks..."

by OmegaZeto July 26, 2005

Singing ninja tank

A character from let's play of Cocoron by Deceasedcrab. Term suggested by a fan through a music video about a singing ninja tank, that Deceasedcrab dutifully voiced.

Let's go singing ninja tank
Ninja tank, ninja tank,
Sneaky singing ninja tank,
Ninja tank, ninja tank,
Defeats his foes with a song
As his treads keep rolling along!

by DC_Fan October 16, 2012

leave the church before the singing begins

coitus interruptus

When all of a sudden - in the midst of things - she told me she wasn't on the pill, it was clear to me I had to leave the church before the singing begins.

by icefields January 31, 2009

Singing Breakfast

Throwing up after a heavy night on the sauce.

I shouldn't have drunk all that baileys last night.i was up at 5 for the singing breakfast!

by Scott McMaster V November 10, 2003

Singing Praises

When engaged in a sexual act with a partner who has an unusually noisy habit of yelling or screaming "Oh God", "Oh <insert name>", or any other name for that matter. This is repeatedly done until orgasm. Nothing to do with religious banter whatsoever.

Adam - "Mate, that girl i took home last night was singing praises all night"

Steve - "I know, cos I heard it through the walls . . . didn't you find it weird she was screaming my name though ?"

Adam - "She was ?"

by Ngoc8r February 12, 2007