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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of mic1

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

Idioms
  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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Of course, Stephen Miller is about as funny as a hack comic on open mic night.

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“YouTube gave me the mic, and I haven’t put it down since.”

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Two of L.A.’s biggest comedians are teaming up to grab the mic for what they anticipate will be the largest comedy show in history.

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She told me they announced it on the mic and everything.

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And two videographers and a boom mic operator capture the action as three chefs plate hamachi crudo topped with a Szechuan mala sauce infused with Sonoma Hills Farm’s cherry cheesecake cultivar and top cannabis cocktails with crunchy bites of spiced fried eggplant glazed with fish sauce.

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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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