- It is used as a more casual and efficient referent to microphones; it is probably, in some circles, used more often than the whole word. Mic is also an aspect of the phrase “drop the mic” which means “say one important thing that effectively ends the argument.”
Mic
clipping noun
microphone
Etymology : A clipping of "microphone."
Source : "Is your mic on?” (paraphrased from spoken language). Oct. 2016
Last modified: 3 December 2016