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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

Wedbush analysts described Micron earnings as delivering a “much needed drop the mic quarter to alleviate memory concerns.”

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

But at the recent G7 summit, Trump was caught on a hot mic, cryptically saying to European Council president António Costa, “You understand — Greenland.”

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

“I appreciate that they go up there with nothing, just a mic and their wits. By comparison, you seem painfully sincere as a songwriter. I like that uncomfortable shift.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

By 2023, he "plucked up the courage" to go along to an open mic night event in Cardiff and read some of his poems.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

A girl standing in the aisle with a mic passes it over to me.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi