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View synonyms for mike fright

mike fright

noun

, Informal.
  1. extreme nervousness experienced on speaking into a microphone, as on radio or television.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mike fright1

First recorded in 1935–40; on the model of stage fright
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Example Sentences

Stiffened with mike fright fortnight ago, it wouldn't.

The girls were simply stricken with that brain-befuddling, tongue-tangling something called "mike fright."

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