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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Kemple plans to expand the Tap's calendar to four shows each Thursday through Saturday, plus, continue open mic Wednesdays.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The brewery boasts an expansive outdoor seating area, plenty of delicious flagship brews, and a rotating events calendar of open mics and karaoke.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
In the current political climate, Americans can’t even get through an open mic school board or city council meeting without threats of political violence.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
The 16-track project is a long time coming for Recoechi, a Chicago spitter who came up in the city’s open mic scene before falling into the morass of the streets for a time.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The brewery boasts an expansive outdoor seating area, plenty of delicious flagship brews, and a rotating events calendar of open mics and karaoke.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
In the current political climate, Americans can’t even get through an open mic school board or city council meeting without threats of political violence.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
The 16-track project is a long time coming for Recoechi, a Chicago spitter who came up in the city’s open mic scene before falling into the morass of the streets for a time.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Open mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20mic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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