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hot mike

hot mike is the alternative spelling of hot mic.

Meaning of hot mic

Noun

hot mic (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A microphone that is turned on, especially by mistake or malfunction, and transmitting the speech of an oblivious user.
    • 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.2025 September 3, Oliver Holmes, Pjotr Sauer, “Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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What is hot mike the alternative spelling of?
Hot mike is the alternative spelling of hot mic.

Words near hot mike in the dictionary

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  2. hot metal typesetting
  3. hot mic
  4. hot microphone
  5. hot microphones
  6. hot mike
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  9. hot mint
  10. hot minute
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