[Ads-l] "Drop"

[Bill Mullins]

I probably first ran across this usage in reference to musicians "dropping" a new album, track, etc.

1994 NY Daily News 23 Feb 19/4
Salt-n-Pepa just dropped a new album, which is all over the charts.



-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jonathan Lighter
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 7:35 AM
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Subject: "Drop"

To release to the public; announce.

I've been seeing and hearing this a whole lot in the past few months .

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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/walmart-deals-dyson-samsung-191003952.html :

Walmart just dropped 50+ incredible early Memorial Day deals, starting at $8.

Old people will think this means Walmart rescinded those deals, but they'd be wrong.

JL



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