mike off
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To take off someone's microphone or turn off the microphone.
Literal meaning: 'Mike/mic' is short for microphone; 'off' signals deactivation or removal.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To remove a microphone from a person after a performance, interview, or broadcast.
"As soon as the interview finished, the technician miked her off and moved on to the next guest."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 informal
To deactivate or cut a microphone feed during a live event.
"The producer miked off the protester the moment he started shouting."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in broadcasting, live events, and film production. Less common than 'mic up'; often expressed simply as 'cut the mic' or 'remove the mic'. 'Mike' is the older spelling; 'mic off' is seen more in contemporary use.
Commonly used with
presenter speaker stage interview broadcast feed
Forms
Base
mike off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
mikes off
he/she/it
Past simple
miked off
yesterday
Past participle
miked off
have + pp
-ing form
miking off
continuous
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Synonyms
cut the mic unmic remove the microphone kill the mic
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