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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Both evenings will include opportunities for open mic. 
Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 There will also be a poetry open mic hosted by Ghost Poetry Show from 3-4 p.m. Phoenix Youth Circus Arts will be out for visitors to try out juggling, balancing, alongside other circus acts. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 Simon doing Chuck D sounds like a child learning to read, and the janky acoustic blues jam behind him feels like open mic night at the dumbest bar in America. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 Similarly, the open mic night was not endorsed by the school district. Fox News, 5 July 2022 The next event, which will celebrate the cafe’s one-year anniversary, is June 18 at 9 p.m. ($12) and will feature an open mic at the end. Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022 Don’t let anyone who hasn’t been tapped take the floor—this isn’t an open mic night. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 17 May 2022 Here’s a virtual open mic night with people from various teams at MURAL across time zones and different continents. Jim Kalbach, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 The store runs story-time sessions for children on Saturdays, as well as book club meetings and open mic nights. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 See More
Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 There will also be a poetry open mic hosted by Ghost Poetry Show from 3-4 p.m. Phoenix Youth Circus Arts will be out for visitors to try out juggling, balancing, alongside other circus acts. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 Simon doing Chuck D sounds like a child learning to read, and the janky acoustic blues jam behind him feels like open mic night at the dumbest bar in America. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 Similarly, the open mic night was not endorsed by the school district. Fox News, 5 July 2022 The next event, which will celebrate the cafe’s one-year anniversary, is June 18 at 9 p.m. ($12) and will feature an open mic at the end. Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022 Don’t let anyone who hasn’t been tapped take the floor—this isn’t an open mic night. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 17 May 2022 Here’s a virtual open mic night with people from various teams at MURAL across time zones and different continents. Jim Kalbach, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 The store runs story-time sessions for children on Saturdays, as well as book club meetings and open mic nights. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1978, in the meaning defined above