[Ads-l] "Drop"

Mon May 22 15:15:00 UTC 2023

Creators use the phrase "dropping/dropped new merch" often enough that
it might qualify as a cliché. A transient cliché.

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https://twitter.com/TvylorS/status/83775938432737280
Taylor @TvylorS
@wbjohn27 dropping new merch next week preparing for that and
somethings still in pre-production
1:58 AM · Jun 23, 2011
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https://twitter.com/meaganasty/status/411921090877718529
Meagan @meaganasty
MOM @KalinAndMyles just dropped new merch!! can i borrow your card???
1:10 PM · Dec 14, 2013
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https://twitter.com/Christy_SpaceHW/status/1507517711005499401
Mar 25 2022
THE ULTIMATE DROP

https://twitter.com/aksually/status/1594856275950575617
Nov 21 2022
NEW DROP INCOMING

Garson

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 10:18 AM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> -----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
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: "Drop"
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> To release to the public; announce.
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> I've been seeing and hearing this a whole lot in the past few months .
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> <goog_1644883552>
> https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/walmart-deals-dyson-samsung-191003952.html :
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> 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 Old people will think this means Walmart rescinded those deals, but they'd be wrong.
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> JL
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