What does “mid” mean?
Mid means mediocre: not bad, not good, disappointingly average.
Where it comes from
Short for middling. It was common in hip-hop and online slang before it went fully mainstream around 2021.
Mid in a sentence
- The sequel was mid.
- The food was fine, but at that price it’s mid.
Can you say it at work?
Blunt. Fine with friends; in feedback at work, “unremarkable” says it without the sting.
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