plural keytars
: an electronic keyboard that is supported by a shoulder strap and worn across the body like a guitar
Freedom arrived in the '80s with this shoulder-hung keyboard with a guitar-style grip—often called a "keytar," because nobody wanted to say, "Dude, nice shoulder-hung keyboard with a guitar-style grip!"—Jonathan Lesser
Lady Gaga isn't built to go halfway. She plays sweeping statements as virtuosically as her grand piano, and shameless statements as shamelessly as her keytar.—Caryn Ganz
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“Keytar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keytar. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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