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  mic

  noun

  microphone.
• Mic.
  Mic.

  abbreviation

  Micah.

mic

¹ American  

[mahyk] / maɪk /

noun

Informal.

• mics
  plural

1. microphone.

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idioms

1. drop the mic,

   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.

Mic. ² American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Micah.

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Mic. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Micah

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mic ² British  

/ maɪk /

noun

1. informal short for microphone

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• mics
  plural

Etymology

Origin of mic

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Example Sentences

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In February, while at a conference in Norway, he was caught on a hot mic telling a Greenlandic politician that “the check’s in the mail.”

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

When Huang steps up to the mic for his company’s earnings call Wednesday, he will have the world’s attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Raman asked off mic as Bass challenged her to step down from all her boards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Nesbitt told the BBC Radio Ulster's The Nolan Show Kelly was "the benchmark" for everyone who stood in front of a camera or mic at UTV.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Another teen poet gets on the mic and yells so loud that I want to cover my ears.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Bloodguiltiness those too incur who deprive the poor of the necessary means of support, Mic. iii.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

The ministers of the church are appointed to be “watchmen in the city of God,” Mic. vii.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

We must here compare the expression, "This man is the peace," Mic. v.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

What we are to understand by her that halteth, is best expressed by the Prophet Elijah; Mic. iv.

From The Jerusalem Sinner Saved; or, Good News for the Vilest of Men by John Bunyan

Of this sort are they that build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity; that judge for reward, and teach for hire, and divine for money, and lean upon the Lord; Mic. iii.

From The Jerusalem Sinner Saved; or, Good News for the Vilest of Men by John Bunyan

I started doing open mics, and I kind of treated it like grad school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"They stopped coming with logos on their mics because the youth were targeting them," said Shailendra Singh, 30.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Podcasting can be a great business if you’re good at it, but I’m not sure anyone has ever been this adept at milking shareholder value out of a pair of mics.

From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026

On weekends, the kids talk about your wireless karaoke mics, walkie-talkies and yes, that back-seat minifridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

“Step on it, guys!” said Mr. B, putting the mics away.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio