Stripperaoke (2005)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:10:58 -0700, James Callan <jabeca at DRIZZLE.COM> wrote:

>I saw "stripperaoke" mentioned in a short article in a Portland, OR,
>newspaper when I was in town this past July. The article indicated that
>the person singing the song shares the stage with a stripper, but does
>not strip himself. I cannot find this article on the web, sadly.

This might be the article you remember, using the spelling "stripparaoke":

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http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6580
IT'S STRIPPARAOKE!
Investigating Portland's not-quite-exposed fusion of lounge pastimes.
Originally published on WEDNESDAY, 8/3/2005
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--Ben Zimmer