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mic

1

[ mahyk ]

noun

Informal.


Mic.

2

abbreviation for

Bible.
  1. Micah.

mic

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for microphone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mic.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Micah
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mic1

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. drop the mic, Informal.
    1. to intentionally drop one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.
    2. to say or do something with such a bold confidence:

      He clearly dropped the mic on his critics, effectively cutting off further discussion.

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Example Sentences

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After she had spoken for 90 seconds, her mic was cut off.

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Musk's hack-and-slash tactics and lack of subtlety on the mic have frustrated Republicans, per the magazine.

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Va Lecia Adams Kellum, LAHSA’s chief executive, attempted to spell out her agency’s accomplishments over the past two years, only to have her mic cut off partway into her remarks.

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Bush felt obliged to apologize, as did his son George W., when he was seeking the White House eight years later and a hot mic caught him referring to one of the New York Times’ political correspondents as “a major league a—.”

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In 2017, Democratic officials took the mic; last night, one speaker noted derisively that sharing the ICE-watch hotline at the protest had done more to protect Boston than all its Democratic representatives put together.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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