What does カラオケと遊ぶのが大好きです mean?

Question

What does the following sentence mean?

カラオケと遊ぶのが大好きです

I know that it has to do with karaoke but whether it is playing karaoke or karaoke and playing is the problem which I don't know.

Answer 1

「カラオケと遊{あそ}ぶのが大好{だいす}きです。」

would be a very poorly-written sentence if used in a composition.

In informal speech, however, some people do wind up forming sentences like that. In that sense, it is real-life Japanese.

It would mean:

"I love karaoke and playing (in general)."

In other words, the speaker is listing two things that s/he likes doing. One is specific (karaoke) and the other, non-specific (playing).

We do not say in the first place:

「カラオケと遊ぶ」

to refer to an action regarding karaoke. We would instead say:

「カラオケをする」、「カラオケに行{い}く」、「カラオケを歌{うた}う」, etc.

Some might say:

「カラオケで遊ぶ」, but not really 「カラオケと遊ぶ」.