"mic drop" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mic drop.ogg [Australia] Forms: mic drops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mic drop (plural mic drops)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) An instance of dropping the mic. Tags: idiomatic, slang
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Inflected forms

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