hot mic

== English == === Alternative forms === hot mike === Noun === hot mic (uncountable) (informal) A microphone that is turned on, especially by mistake or malfunction, and transmitting the speech of an oblivious user. === References === “hot mic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “hot mic” (US) / “hot mic” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. === Further reading === hot mic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia