The bar hushed as one of the most dangerous songs to be found on any karaoke machine began to play: Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Its Freddie Mercury high notes and falsetto rock choruses once led Buzzfeed to warn: “Do not attempt without alcohol.” No Dutch courage was necessary for these singers, though. … These rhapsodists were actually Metropolitan Opera stars. (Michael Cooper, “An Opera Star Walks Into a Karaoke Bar,” The New York Times, 12/13/2017.)
This word, when used in the above sense, can also be a synonym for boldness, confidence, bravery or fearlessness.
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