mic drop
noun
plural mic drops
: the act of dramatically dropping a microphone after a performance, speech, etc. (as to indicate that what one has said or done cannot be disputed or surpassed)
At his final Correspondents' Dinner as president in 2016, Obama famously finished his speech with a mic drop.—Stacy M. Brown
The mic drop … is meant to indicate that you have just been so funny, so show-stopping and irrefutable that the final word has been had. There is no further need of a microphone, for you or anyone else.—Zoe Williams
Did [Eddie] Murphy and his fellow comedians borrow the mic drop from hip-hop? … In Eric B. and Rakim's classic single "I Ain't No Joke," Rakim boasts, "I used to let the mic smoke / Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's broke." According to Rakim, he does it so that nobody will step up and "mess up the scene."—Forrest Wickman
also, figurative
: something that is indisputable or unsurpassable : something that is worthy of a mic drop
But nothing could do this book justice so all I'm going to say is that it's the ultimate mic drop for this 21st century Shakespeare. —Kate Farrell
But Harris delivered the real mic drop when she pointed out that she was the only candidate of color at the second night debate. —Shelby Black
They saw fifth-year senior Ja'Shon Henry's farewell game, a mic-drop moment in which he hurled down a violent, emotional dunk that ignited the crowd with 1:23 left. —Dave Eminian
—sometimes used interjectionally Mic drop. We applaud these world leaders for calling out sexism when they hear it. —Stephanie Ruhle
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“Mic drop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mic%20drop. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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