mic drops
Dramatic speech endings
Mic drops is the plural of mic drop, the gesture of dropping a microphone after a decisive statement or performance—signaling that nothing more needs to be said.
The term extends to any moment of emphatic finality: She delivered her closing argument and it was pure mic drops.
Usually singular: That was a mic drop.
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- power moveSuperiority-asserting action
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- victoryDefeating an opponent
emphasis · finality · final word · confidence · comedic timing · comedy roast · walk away · conclusion · punchline · last word · triumph · showmanship · dominance · boldness · public spectacle · viral moment · declaration · battle rap
mic dropstrailing off
Gradually becoming inaudible
fizzling out · anticlimaxes · whimpers · petering out · damp squibs
mic dropsbombing
Attack with explosives
flops · choking · crashing and burning · falling flat · crickets
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