hot mic

English

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Noun

hot mic (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A microphone that is turned on.
    • 2025 September 3, Oliver Holmes, Pjotr Sauer, “Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      The authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality, during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic at a military parade.

Usage notes

  • This term is used primarily in the context of a microphone which amplifies the remarks of someone who is not aware that it is switched on.

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