空から桶おけ

noun

empty bucket

Literal meaning: a bucket that contains nothing. Rarely used in modern Japanese; the word is mostly encountered as a pun for karaoke.

• 井い戸どのそばに空から桶おけが置おいてあった。

  An empty bucket was left by the well.

noun

karaoke (pun)

Jocular pun on カラオケ (karaoke), playing on the homophony with 空桶 (empty bucket). Used humorously, often in wordplay or casual conversation.

See also: カラオケ

• 今こん夜やはみんなで空から桶おけに行いこう！

  Let's all go to karaoke tonight! (pun)