Meaning of hot mic | Babel Free

Definitions

A microphone that is turned on, especially by mistake or malfunction, and transmitting the speech of an oblivious user.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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