open mic

noun

variants or less commonly open mike
: an event in which amateurs may perform (as at a comedy club) usually without auditioning first

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Underground Cocktail Club The Holiday Hideout takes over The Blueprint Underground Cocktail Club with themed entertainment, holiday cocktails, open mic night and holiday happy hour on Wednesdays, Sleigh the Stage Live Band Karaoke on Thursdays. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2024 Ahmed began hitting local open mics and with Jay Davis produced a first-of-its-kind weekly comedy show at Dublin’s, a Sunset Strip celebrity hangout in the late ’90s. Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024 While working as a bank teller in his early 20s, Flores said he was encouraged by the owner of The Comedy Shrine to perform at the Aurora venue's open mic event. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Patrons like Josie Hanna Colon, a Northeastern University student who performed at the open mic night, are feeling the impact. Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for open mic 

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of open mic was in 1978

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“Open mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20mic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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