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
Examples of open mic in a Sentence
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Wilco played a surprise set at an open mic night at a Dallas club.
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Spin Staff, Spin, 2 Oct. 2023
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington is behind this different kind of open mic night: Bring sheet music for your favorite Broadway hit, pop tune or standard from the Great American Songbook, and belt it out while accompanied by a pianist.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
The nostalgia of rock en español and its early fight for democracy
July 14, 2023
Their first show was at an open mic at a church in San Gabriel.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
There will also be an open mic for poetry and prose.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
The winery also hosts events like happy hours, open mic nights, live music performances, farm-to-table dinners, and wine-tasting tours.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
With free time on her hands, Hagen decided to hit up an open mic and give stand-up a shot.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
With a few months until sentencing, Wood got on a Greyhound back to Birmingham and showed up at the local comedy club’s open mic night.
—Wesley Lowery, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
Public practice sessions in resonant stairwells and open mic nights at Seattle institutions are the foundation of the Seattle folk-pop band The Head and the Heart.
—Lauren Ballantyne, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
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Spin Staff, Spin, 2 Oct. 2023
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington is behind this different kind of open mic night: Bring sheet music for your favorite Broadway hit, pop tune or standard from the Great American Songbook, and belt it out while accompanied by a pianist.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
The nostalgia of rock en español and its early fight for democracy
July 14, 2023
Their first show was at an open mic at a church in San Gabriel.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
There will also be an open mic for poetry and prose.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
The winery also hosts events like happy hours, open mic nights, live music performances, farm-to-table dinners, and wine-tasting tours.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
With free time on her hands, Hagen decided to hit up an open mic and give stand-up a shot.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
With a few months until sentencing, Wood got on a Greyhound back to Birmingham and showed up at the local comedy club’s open mic night.
—Wesley Lowery, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
Public practice sessions in resonant stairwells and open mic nights at Seattle institutions are the foundation of the Seattle folk-pop band The Head and the Heart.
—Lauren Ballantyne, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1978, in the meaning defined above
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“Open mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20mic. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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