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open mic
or o·pen mike
[ oh-puhn mahyk ]
noun
- 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
While it seemed philosophical, at its core, its had nothing to do with the open mic.
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Wearing a plaid shirt, the stocky singer looked like a bricklayer playing an open mic at a bar.
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He soon began performing at open mic nights in the East Village.
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Once upon a time—in, like, 1988—Beck Hansen actually played open-mic nights.
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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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