minimike

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English

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Etymology

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From mini- +‎ mike.

Noun

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minimike (plural minimikes)

  1. (informal) A small microphone.
    • 2007 August 16, Eric A. Taub, “The Record of Your Life as a Digital Archive”, in New York Times[1]:
      Assuming you still have a phonograph turntable (or eight-track or cassette deck) and it is not the console type from the 1950s or earlier, plug the audio output from the turntable’s amplifier/receiver into the minimike port found on virtually all home computers.