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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In addition to twice-monthly open mics, Sweetwater gives its stage for free to the California Bluegrass Association and the Golden Gate Blues Society to host open jams one Sunday a month, paying a small fee to the session’s organizer. Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 Kemple plans to expand the Tap's calendar to four shows each Thursday through Saturday, plus, continue open mic Wednesdays. 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 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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