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drops the mic

drops the mic is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the mic.

Meaning of drop the mic

Verb

drop the mic (third-person singular simple present drops the mic, present participle dropping the mic, simple past and past participle dropped the mic)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To do or say something decisive, meaningful, or impressive.
    • In their past work, both Whedon and Goddard have shown an inclination to embrace tropes so tightly that you're forced to question them – and with Cabin, as one journalist in the room suggests, 'There's kind of a sense of this movie dropping the mic [on the genre] and walking away like, 'There it is...2012 June 11, Steph Harmon, “Meta Is Better”, in Brag, number 466, page 26

Questions about drops the mic

What is drops the mic the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drops the mic is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop the mic.

Words near drops the mic in the dictionary

  1. drops the H-bomb
  2. drops the hammer
  3. drops the hand
  4. drops the kiddies off at the pool
  5. drops the kids off at the pool
  6. drops the mic
  7. drops the pilot
  8. drops the soap
  9. drops the subject
  10. drops the topic
  11. drops the writ

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