open mike

British  

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

And it can become a lounge, like on Tuesdays, when there is open mike night, or an exercise studio, like on Saturday mornings, when an instructor hosts “trap yoga” in an upstairs event space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2020

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

And a very realistic ending because she ended up in an open mike.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2019

One group, the Ivanhoe Mosaic, had been operating out of a mill near the Great Falls, hosting open mike sessions for musicians and art shows.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2017

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

From Planet of the Damned by Harrison, Harry