lapel mike
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lapel mike
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Soon he was sitting tensely upright on his stool, eyes bright and lower face all a-smile, muttering terse comments and questions into the lapel mike torn from Meg's fair neck.
From Bread Overhead by Leiber, Fritz
The business girl clapped on a pair of earphones and whispered into a lapel mike.
From Bread Overhead by Leiber, Fritz
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