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I was watching the most recent episode of Trash Taste and Joey was mentioning how he got a lot of shit on Twitter for saying "Jujutsu Kaisen is ok". He said that a lot of people were saying he called it mid and that why people got angry. This got me to wonder does "ok" and "mid" have the same tone when it comes to discussing anime. Me personally the way I look at these two words is as two different spectrum's of the word "average" with mid being on the more negative side closer to disliking a show but still thinking it isn't bad. While I think ok is the exact opposite have a more positive tone to it.
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I feel like "mid" is often used in an insulting way, saying that something is average in a way to say it is bad. Meanwhile "ok" connotes this idea of kind of sitting on the fence. You're not saying it is good, but your not attempting to insult it. The reason people probably got mad on Twitter was because they were expecting Joey to like it.
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Feb 18, 2022 1:21 PM#3NirinboOfflineSep 20185546
In my opinion, mid = average = 5/10 = watchable, whereas ok = 6/10 = I like it.
Feb 18, 2022 1:27 PM#4PhosphophyllitaOfflineOct 20185828
Well, I think that both mid and okay are the same, both are average.
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Feb 18, 2022 1:31 PM#5BurningCarnationOfflineJul 2020121
'mid' seems to be used in opposition to 'high' fairly often: so mid ≠ high -> mid = not good. And for a lot of people, 'not good' also seems to mean 'bad': not that I understand either of these, but oh well. Saying something is okay literally seems to mean just that, without any additional meaning.
BurningCarnationFeb 18, 2022 1:36 PMFeb 18, 2022 1:39 PM#6Sai_FuyuOfflineJan 2018104
The only exposure I have to anime fandom is recently through listening to trash taste podcasts like you and browsing MAL forums for the first time. I think it might also mean "overrated" in some sense, which people (particularly fans of something) also construe as judgments that something's "bad" because they feel it deserves to be regarded as good universally.
Feb 18, 2022 2:06 PM#7removed-userOfflineJul 2018559035
I've always interpreted "mid" as average and "ok" as slightly above average. I don't follow the Anime Man like I used to. But the people who got upset either don't know the distinction between the two or they can't just handle an anime only being slightly above average. Although since we're talking about the anime community, it's most likely the latter.
removed-userFeb 18, 2022 2:43 PMFeb 18, 2022 2:08 PM#8MiraiOfflineMar 20158331
Mid just means the speaker is probably under the age of 15
Feb 18, 2022 2:21 PM#9MantronOfflineFeb 20212731
Mid probably means average or 5/10 anime but the overuse of this word has made it into a negative word.
Feb 18, 2022 2:29 PM#10JaniSIrOnlineJul 202111377
4esthetics said:Yeah agreed. “Mid” seems to have more of a negative connotation to it.Considering it's exclusively used to describe highly popular shows, being called average is a big step down compared to the popular opinion. A show that almost everyone hates is School days, but I could describe that as mid, since it's not that particularly bad.
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Feb 18, 2022 2:33 PM#11-Mention-OfflineMar 20192083
For me 'mid' equals to average, which means 5 by MAL rating system. If it's 'OK' it's 6 instead.
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Feb 18, 2022 2:47 PM#12Piscis98OfflineOct 2021140
I agree with everything you said. The word mid has a more negative connotation, unlike the word ok.
Feb 18, 2022 2:52 PM#13zaganGaoOfflineMar 2017330
for me it's a "NO", sort of. MID or OK means the Anime had some value it wasn't complete trash, but it also wasn't enough for me to even call it "good".
Feb 18, 2022 3:10 PM#14hazecloudOfflineJan 201833322
doesn't matter but at least i know young lad uses this word. ok lah
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Feb 18, 2022 3:10 PM#15SleepySeraOfflineAug 2020949
To me, "ok" means something that was alright to watch, it just wasn't outstanding. I'd call anything between a high 5 and a low 7 ok. I've only ever seen mid used by kids on twitter to actively insult something as being subpar, so it definitely has a much more negative connotation. Maybe a 4 or low 5. Though that might just be my old age speaking, compared to the average "mid"-sayer x)
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Feb 18, 2022 3:19 PM#16TheBlockernatorOfflineJun 20176786
Mid,and Ok mean the same thing to me. That they're average.
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Feb 18, 2022 3:32 PM#17WeFeedOfflineDec 20191643
The term mid is so annoying lol its so over used to the point that its annoying like every other slang word But they probably mean the same but mid sounds more toxic I guess
Feb 18, 2022 4:04 PM#18alshuOfflineMay 201812603
"Does calling an anime "mid" have a different connotation than calling it "ok"?" Aren't those exactly the same but from a different perspective? Like in: - Is this show a total trash? - No, it's actually pretty OK. And the other way around: - People told me it's a genuine masterpiece. - Naaah, it's a mid show.
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Feb 18, 2022 6:28 PM#19Violet42OfflineMar 20211423
Ok - implies like, it wasn't actively bad, but it didn't set the world on fire - doesn't necessarily have anything to do with hype - often used casually, in conversation mid - suggests it was a 6/7 out of ten, maybe - directly in the context of hype, basically means "overrated, but not a tirefire I guess" - used when you have a hard time arguing that something is completely terrible, but you don't think it deserves all the praise it gets - used most often online, meant to be inflammatory or annoying more often than not
Feb 18, 2022 6:37 PM#20removed-userOfflineJul 2018559035
For me, mid is average and ok is a bit above average.
Feb 18, 2022 6:46 PM#21-RyuOfflineAug 20161855
Mid = Average, didn't do much for me Ok = Not really good, but enjoyable enough That's how I use these terms anyway.
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Feb 18, 2022 6:51 PM#22kiruruzyOfflineDec 2020456
personally, mid and ok have a slightly different meaning. mid being it was just average, and saying that it's just meh in general, while ok is saying that this show might be good, had the potential, but it was something that i didn't enjoy that much, maybe others liked it though.
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Feb 18, 2022 6:58 PM#23SpoidermoanOfflineNov 2020745
Like a user already said OK = Watchable Mid = below average
Feb 18, 2022 6:58 PM#24SpoidermoanOfflineNov 2020745
Like a user already said OK = Watchable Mid = below average
Feb 18, 2022 7:38 PM#25snowykevinOfflineAug 20195655
from what I’ve seen a lot of the time mid is used in a slightly negative connotation, especially on social media
Feb 18, 2022 10:43 PM#26CammellOfflineJan 20212551
In my mind ok and fine are pretty similar Mid equals absolute averageness
Feb 19, 2022 12:21 AM#27Yumereibusy week =_+OfflineDec 20142815
..think of it as a glass half full or half empty.. I guess?
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Feb 19, 2022 1:19 AM#28MeanMrMusicianOfflineMar 20216673
I agree with @Seijatachiiii. Fundamentally, they're the same thing, but they have different connotations. I also watched that episode, and it didn't sound like Joey was trying to slight Jujutsu Kaisen at all, which is why he used "okay".
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Feb 19, 2022 1:29 AM#29GreatAideOfflineJun 20171304
haha this is kind of a frivolous but fun question Yumerei said:..think of it as a glass half full or half empty.. I guess? I guess I agree with this assessment In my experience, individuals might be more likely to call something 'mid' if the standard expectation might be if said something might be widely praised or popular. I think 'mid' is more narrowly used in that context. in a sorta more contrarian style one might just as ordinarily use the word 'ok' in the same context, but I think you'd just as ably use the word 'ok' to describe (and elevate) something that might be NOT popular, or is widely criticized for example, School Days is a notorious anime and is known to be bad. If I watched it, and I actually thought it was actually pretty average -- I think I'd be more likely to call it 'ok' than 'mid'. Likewise, 3gatsu no lion is a fantastic anime -- if I had watched, and thought it was just kinda average, i suspect calling it either 'ok' or 'mid' would have the same effect in this context. so I think you'd be more likely to call an anime 'mid' to lessen its standing, whereas calling it 'ok' could go either way in either elevating or lessening its standing TLDR: they both mean the same thing but more likely you'd call something 'mid' in the context of it being more popular/highly praised
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Feb 19, 2022 1:41 AM#31A_G_NOfflineJun 2020882
Middle = Mid = Average = 5/10. Let's not make up new distinctions now. There just doesn't need to be any other.
Feb 19, 2022 1:42 AM#32BorderlineSchizoOfflineApr 2018425
Do words have different connotations to them depending on what group of people are using and interpreting them? Is it okay to look up to a content creator or their community so much that it starts to make you question your own vocabulary and look to them for the final say so on what you should or should not think?
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Feb 19, 2022 1:58 AM#33AdampkOfflineFeb 20205795
Mid = trash Ok = ok Atleast that's what I have seen so far. Whenever a person uses the word mid, he hates that anime. But if he is using ok, he doesn't hate it.
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Feb 19, 2022 2:05 AM#34Tats_Spill_TeaOfflineJun 20161132
Mid is Subpar or Below Average Ok is just average or something which is good but there is not a lot of mind put to it.
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Feb 19, 2022 2:06 AM#35leusciusOfflineFeb 2021771
Comparing both makes "ok" look more as a euphemism to "mid" since as you said, they vary in spectrum (degree) but ultimately falls under the same connotation.
Feb 19, 2022 2:22 AM#36SiphlorusOfflineJun 2020100
of course. m*d is a way to uhh somewhat insult an anime or say that it's average, idk. yes. not my point. ok is an emperor's way to say that this (to what he is pointing at) is great, or amazing. it mustn't be used carelessly. at the very least, ok means either that this is over 100/10 or 10/10. when ok is not used at pointing, it means ok, which is very xd and cute. sadly, people use it whenever and capitalize the o or remove it, else, adding a letter or a couple at the end; losing its meaning. moreover, everyone began using it, the non-xd people in general. a tragedy. (never refer to an anime as ok) (no offense was suggested in any possible way, do be wary)
Feb 19, 2022 2:57 AM#37iftsistrnnOfflineJul 20211116
I see them being used as: Mid - calling something average in an insulting way Ok - calling something just average
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Feb 19, 2022 3:12 AM#38Robot-in-GreaseOfflineJan 2016129
Neither of those words matter anymore The community will got insulted if their favorite show called "it's ok" or "it's mid"
Feb 19, 2022 5:48 AM#39removed-userOfflineJul 2018559035
For some reason I feel like "Mid" is used in a far more negative way than "Ok".
Feb 19, 2022 7:14 AM#40Tall_TapperOfflineJun 2020776
the internet ruined the word mid but i still think of it in the literal sense, as in "average", the "MIDdle" but not lower than that people now associate the word to below average
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Feb 19, 2022 7:30 AM#41AlcoholicideOfflineFeb 201034617
idk, personally I would see them as very similar. 'Mid' maybe being more to bring something down that has been hyped up while 'ok' is just a general statement with no further implications. 'ok' makes sense to say no matter what your previous expectations or the hype around the anime was - it's just some weak approval without praise, basically. 'Mid' only feels natural when you use it as opposed to the general opinion (which is high). I don't see 'mid' being used to uplift a show with bad reputation, but only the other way round. That's the main difference I see. I disagree that 'mid' by itself is more insulting, I simply think it is more often used in contexts where it comes across as insulting because of it being used to contradict people hyping something up and having a high opinion. I don't really see it as ian insult tho, just in relation to a higher opinion out there, while 'ok' stands by itself, not being said in relation to what the rest thinks. I've also seen 'mid' used in non-insulting ways, as a literal equivalent of 'ok'. Though admittedly that is rarer.
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Feb 19, 2022 7:41 AM#42DiscordModOfflineApr 2021259
Regarding "mid", I believe it depends on the context and the tone in your voice. You can use "mid" for a show meaning it is "ok", but you can also use it to mean "subpar". Most frequently, I've seen people using it in a derogatory way to insult a particular show. So, I think "ok" is more positive than "mid". Context is very important though.
Feb 19, 2022 7:46 AM#43removed-userOfflineJul 2018559035
It's just a stupid new trend word and most people, who use it, never explain themselves why they think so. So... does it even matter?
Feb 19, 2022 7:49 AM#44KiR4TOfflineJan 20212550
I thought mid always meant as something in middle. Like 5 comes in the middle of 1-10 scale. So basically, calling an anime mid = its a 5/10 or average anime.
Feb 19, 2022 8:02 AM#45PlayayOfflineMay 20202721
"this show is mid as fuck" "this show is ok as fuck" that doesn't sound right hmm
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 AM#46removed-userOfflineJul 2018559035
Well, I think that both mid and okay are the same, both are average.
Jun 19, 2022 7:15 AM#47removed-userOfflineJul 2018559035
I would feel attacked if someone called my fav anime mid however if they used the word okay it would be better ig. Idk how to explain it
Jun 19, 2022 8:06 AM#48Serafos🍅 Tomato 🍅OfflineFeb 2020129264
"Mid" sounds like an insult in my opinion....
Jun 19, 2022 8:29 AM#49BigMac7OfflineMar 20211448
"Mid" these days has become synonymous with bad due to overuse. On the other hand ok has always meant something you are fine with. So in my understanding, while mid can mean 5 or lower than that. Ok usually means 6 or low 7.
Jun 19, 2022 8:38 AM#5013JekyllOfflineMar 202117
Sometimes when say "mid" I refer to it as "meh"
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