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

Recent Examples on the Web In recent weeks, the Harris campaign had insisted on open mics throughout the debate, on the idea that Trump’s interruptions would prove damaging to his overall performance. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 Caveat: The Monday show isn't for newbies, Leete says; that's what open mics are for. —

Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024 There’ll be free popcorn and tours of the California Theatre, line dancing at Mama Kin, open mic poetry at Nirvana Soul and a free yoga class at 5:30 p.m. at Downtown Yoga Shala. —

Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024 People are often exposed to poetry in school and at open mic events, but those aren’t the only avenues, said Sylvia Jones, the associate poetry editor at Black Lawrence Press and an adjunct creative writing lecturer at Goucher College and George Washington University. —

Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for open mic

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