mic drop
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- noun
- /maɪk drɒp/
- Slang
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mic drop
- At the end of her powerful speech about climate change, she delivered a stunning mic drop that left the audience in awe.
Yeah, I had no clue. I know. That's probably the biggest, you know, mic drop. Mind blown.
- Yeah, I had no clue. I know. That's probably the biggest, you know, mic drop. Mind blown.
Examples
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Yeah, I had no clue. I know. That's probably the biggest, you know, mic drop. Mind blown.
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His final statement during the debate was such a mic drop that no one could think of a response.
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After revealing the surprising evidence, she finished her presentation with a mic drop that made her point clear.
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal parts ('mic' + 'drop') describe the physical act of dropping a microphone, and that gesture is commonly used to signal a decisive or triumphant ending, so learners can partially infer the figurative sense. However, the extended pragmatic meaning — ending a remark or exchange emphatically with the implication that nothing more needs saying — depends on cultural/stage convention and pragmatic inference, so it is not fully predictable to a B1 learner who only knows the words.
Etymology
Mic drop comes from performers who would literally drop the mic after a brilliant line to show they were 'finished'. That loud, dramatic image of a microphone hitting the floor became a simple memory hook, so a mic drop means an impressive ending that shows 'nothing more needs to be said'.