Learn English – What does “drop” mean in this sentence

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Here is a sentence from The New York Times:

New York Fashion Week officially kicks off on Feb. 8, and along with the usual chatter about the shows comes the showy chatter among industry folk: that under-the-radar label, the luxe sneaker drop, the splashy debut.

What does "drop" mean here? I can't find a pertinent definition. I thought "drop" as a noun means "delivery" or "falling."

Best Answer

It's recently (AFAIK) become common to refer to the act of releasing a new product release as "dropping", particularly when the product is something that might be eagerly awaited by customers.

This usage seems to have originated in the music industry. For example, you might ask "When will Drake's new album drop?".

Some online sources also show a transitive usage, like, "When will Drake drop his new album?", but I don't recall actually hearing it used this way in real life.

So this quote is talking about the release of a new shoe design.

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