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mid
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What does mid mean?
Mid is a slang term used to describe something or someone as mediocre or of low quality.
It is often used to (humorously) insult someone or something as bad, boring, or inferior in some way, especially when other people regard that person or thing as excellent or high quality, as in Your favorite cereals are all mid. This usage was popularized in part on TikTok.
Example: The first movie was good, but all the sequels are mid.
Where does mid come from?
The slang term mid seems to have emerged as a shortening of the word middle.
Mid is used as a slang term in the context of marijuana to refer to “mid-grade” (middle grade) marijuana that is average in potency or is generally of average quality. This sense of mid has been used since at least the early 2000s.
"Sour Diesel is mid" …. it's clear that you don't smoke dude.
— Lost Soul (@rebiiirth) January 30, 2012
The worst insult ever is telling a stoner that their weed is mid.
— Trent Antes (@Tren2K) January 6, 2015
Starting around the early 2010s, mid started to become used in a more general way to refer to average or mediocre things unrelated to marijuana (though this use was mostly still limited to people familiar with its earlier use as marijuana slang).
If you don't have that t.i , fab, or yo gotti mixtapes….your playlist is mid
— Kendal Brown-Surles (@thank_ME_early) January 5, 2012
"GOOD Music is GAS. YoungMoney is Mid. you sell more mid. but which one would you rather smoke?"— illest barbershop logic I've ever heard
— Avery (@ItsAvery) December 24, 2012
The general sense of mid to describe things as being average or unimpressive started to become more popular around 2019.
chipotle is mid.
— black joe dirt (@BigBabyScumbag) January 27, 2019
Am I the only one it thinks this halftime is mid ?
— (^з^)-☆ (@summerdru) February 4, 2019
In the early 2020s, mid also became a popular term on TikTok, where it is often used as an insult.
Who uses mid?
The slang term mid is typically used to humorously insult someone or something as bad or inferior in some way, especially when regarded as excellent or high quality by others.
i think deftones is mid at best sorry
— emmy 🦦 (@V00RHEEZZ) September 19, 2023
Accepting that my fantasy team is mid
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) September 24, 2023
Can we all agree that roblox is mid and boring
— Strollie 💯🏴☠️ (@Strollie) September 24, 2023
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