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 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.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Writers from Flowers of Lake Phalen and Cracked Walnut read and invite other writers of all ages to read at an open mic in the opening event of the Mid-Autumn Festival of Dance, Song, Art, and fun for kids.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Rocketown will install state-of-the-art gaming, a cafe, a pool table, a stage for open mic events for kids and a recording studio.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
That mindset carried him from open mics to hosting the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
—Llerraj Esuod, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Writers from Flowers of Lake Phalen and Cracked Walnut read and invite other writers of all ages to read at an open mic in the opening event of the Mid-Autumn Festival of Dance, Song, Art, and fun for kids.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Rocketown will install state-of-the-art gaming, a cafe, a pool table, a stage for open mic events for kids and a recording studio.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
That mindset carried him from open mics to hosting the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
—Llerraj Esuod, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Open mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20mic. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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