mic
Alternative form of mike (“microphone”).
Noun alt of, alternative
- Alternative form of mike (“microphone”).
- Picture a mic, the stage is empty A beat like this might tempt me To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain Grab the mic like I'm on Soul Train - 1987, Eric B. & Rakim, I Know You Got Soul:
Origin
Clipping of microphone. Attested since 1961.
Forms
Noun natural sciences, physical sciences
- A microfarad.
Origin
Clipping of microfarad.
Forms
Verb
- Alternative form of mike.
- If we add the drum kit, we'll have to mic the orchestra.
- At 11:00 am, Doug mics up with me on the radio, and I advise him to go back to camp to get a quad, that we have a monster down. - 2002, Darren Brown with Jackie Bushman, Hunting Trophy Whitetails, page 167:
- Imagine playing a venue the size of an aircraft hangar without your tiny amps miced up through the PA! - 2003, Sleazegrinder, Gigs from Hell: True Tales of Rock and Roll Gone Wrong, page 104: