Not _so_ new: - https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-album-drop-originate/514893 https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-album-d..

Not _so_ new: - https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-album-drop-originate/514893 https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-album-d... (2009) - https://www.talkbass.com/threads/when-did-release-become-drop.1003559/ https://www.talkbass.com/threads/when-did-release-become-dro... (2013) But it _has_ spread much faster outside of the music scene these last few years, e.g. describing software and products.