encore

3 definitions • 4 examples

an extra song or piece of music that is performed at the end of a show because the audience shouts for it:

We were shouting for an encore.

as/for an encore They did a few old hits as/for an encore.

shouted by the audience at the end of a performance to get the performer to sing or play more:

There were a few shouts of "Encore!" but she walked off stage.

the performance of an additional song or piece of music after a show has formally ended, or the word people sometimes call out while clapping to request this performance:

The audience demanded encore after encore.