open mic

or o·pen mike

[ oh-puhn mahyk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

First recorded in 1975–80; open ( def ) (in sense “in operation, live”) + mic ( def )

While it seemed philosophical, at its core, its had nothing to do with the open mic.

Wearing a plaid shirt, the stocky singer looked like a bricklayer playing an open mic at a bar.

He soon began performing at open mic nights in the East Village.

Once upon a time—in, like, 1988—Beck Hansen actually played open-mic nights.

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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