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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The three of them met at a teen open mic in the summer of 2019. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025 The joke on the open mic, which was not broadcast live but leaked later, resulted in a Soviet red alert − and temporarily moved the U.S. and Soviet Union toward war. Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 2 May 2025 The open mic moment sparked its own outcry from the families of the hostages. Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 7 May 2025 Brandon said his and his mother’s fears spurred him to start the open mic reading series. Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for open mic

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Jun. 2025.

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