Noun
vocalese (usually uncountable, plural vocaleses)
Jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation.
Rebecca Black might sing like a robot, but that's just proof she has evolved beyond us. Her vocal is just a slightly exaggerated version of the robot glitch-twitch stutter that's been mainstream pop vocalese for the past 10 years or so. Rob Sheffield