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open mic

or o·pen mike

[ oh-puhn mahyk ]

noun

  1. a live show in a club, bar, etc., in which anyone may perform but each performer is given a time limit (often used attributively):

    an open mic night for stand-up comedians.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of open mic1

First recorded in 1975–80; open ( def ) (in sense “in operation, live”) + mic ( def )
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Example Sentences

It was his usual lack of discipline that got him caught on an open mic saying he’s “had it with her.”

Selected open mic readers from tonight’s competition, including the winner, will be invited to compete at a later event for a $1,000 book contract.

He later apologized for his remarks — but was caught on an open mic admitting that he still held those views.

He attended open mic events in cafes, paying to perform before a crowd, as often as three or four times in one night.

From Time

So I did, and I hit my first open mic at the Helium Comedy Club in Portland.

From Ozy

While it seemed philosophical, at its core, its had nothing to do with the open mic.

Wearing a plaid shirt, the stocky singer looked like a bricklayer playing an open mic at a bar.

He soon began performing at open mic nights in the East Village.

Once upon a time—in, like, 1988—Beck Hansen actually played open-mic nights.

And for these gay artists, MySpace, YouTube, and SoundCloud are like the open-mic nights and demo tapes of days past.

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