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open mike

British  

noun

    1. a session in a pub or club where members of the public are invited to perform comedy or to sing

    2. ( as modifier )

      an open-mike slot for young hopefuls

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Before the pandemic, these parties provided unhoused people with art activities, musical instruments and an open mike so that they could play or sing for the crowds.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2021

College and high-school students were taking turns at an open mike, speaking to an audience in much the same terms that the actors inside were.

From The New Yorker Dec. 9, 2019

Bring the Funny The best acts from the open mike round go head-to-head.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2019

For its final night, the B&B featured seven bands and an open mike session, “and it was packed,” Mr. Cleeton said — an echo of more prosperous times at the bar.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2019

There was only the crackle of an open mike and the sound of breathing.

From Planet of the Damned by Harrison, Harry

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