Idiom idiom
bathroom singer
Meaning
A person with mediocre or amateur singing capabilities.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is just a bathroom singer who likes to sing in the shower.”
“Although he loves music, he is only a bathroom singer and never performs for an audience.”
“Despite his enthusiastic performances in the privacy of his home, he remained a quintessential bathroom singer, lacking the technical skill required for a professional stage.”
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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Last updated August 10, 2026