mic drop: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Worldwideinformalslang
    • A figurative expression for a dramatic, conclusive remark or action that leaves no room for rebuttal and signals an emphatic end to a performance, argument, or statement.

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    • After nailing his speech, he ended with a mic drop that left the audience stunned.

      After nailing his speech, he ended with a mic drop that left the audience stunned.

    • She made a brilliant comeback in the debate and then did a virtual mic drop.

      She made a brilliant comeback in the debate and then did a virtual mic drop.

    • When he revealed the solution, the room went silent, and it was a perfect mic drop moment.

      When he revealed the solution, the room went silent, and it was a perfect mic drop moment.

  • 2.

    Worldwideinformal
    • The literal act of dropping a microphone at the end of a performance or speech as a theatrical gesture of finality or triumph.

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    • At the end of her performance, she literally did a mic drop to signal her triumph.

      At the end of her performance, she literally did a mic drop to signal her triumph.

    • He dropped the microphone after his joke, making a literal mic drop that amused everyone.

      He dropped the microphone after his joke, making a literal mic drop that amused everyone.

    • The comedian’s mic drop was so theatrical that the audience erupted in applause.

      The comedian’s mic drop was so theatrical that the audience erupted in applause.

    • She accidentally did a mic drop by letting the mic slip during her speech finale.

      She accidentally did a mic drop by letting the mic slip during her speech finale.

Examples:

  • EN: And Tom and I wound up using it as a refrain when cutting this was that, you know how Chris Rock will finish a set with a mic drop and then we just refer to it, like, mic drop.
    ES: Tom y yo acabamos usándolo como coletilla durante el montaje. Chris Rock terminaba sus actuaciones tirando el micrófono así que nos referimos a eso como "tirar el micrófono".
    ES: Tom y yo acabamos usándolo como coletilla durante el montaje. Chris Rock terminaba sus actuaciones tirando el micrófono así que nos referimos a eso como "tirar el micrófono".
  • EN: We needed the film equivalent of a mic drop sort of moment.
    ES: Necesitábamos el equivalente en cine a tirar el micrófono.
  • EN: I believe that's what they call a "mic drop."
    ES: Creo que a eso lo llaman "tirar el micrófono".
  • EN: And mic drop. Who's next?
    ES: Y fuera micro. ¿A quién le toca?
  • EN: Atom of hydrogen, Adam of Maroon 5, mic drop.
    ES: Átomo de hidrógeno, Adam de Maroon 5, ¡genio!
  • EN: Crushed it, literal mic drop.
    ES: Lo he bordado, literalmente un gran espectáculo.
  • EN: That's a mic drop.
    ES: Eso es una caída.
  • EN: You dunked on my mic drop, man.
    ES: Me has chafado mi momento triunfal.
  • EN: D'Amato mic drop!
    ES: D'Amato mic drop!
  • EN: That is a perfect mic drop moment.
    ES: Con eso, no hay nada más que decir.
  • EN: I don't think senator Mike Lee knows what a "mic drop" moment is.
    ES: El senador Mike Lee no sabe qué significa "no hay nada más que decir".
  • EN: I'm gonna do my first mic drop.
    ES: Publicaré mi primer SnapChat.
  • EN: You really need like a mic drop catchphrase after you do some cool shit.
    ES: Realmente necesitas como una caída de micrófono eslogan después de hacer algo de mierda genial.
  • EN: "That's why you don't mess with electricity." [mimics mic drop]
    ES: "Es por eso que no te metes Con electricidad. "[Imita la caída del micrófono]
  • EN: Mic drop, mic drop.
    ES: Micrófono fuera, micrófono fuera.

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