What Does The Word Mid On TikTok Mean? - Refinery29

Skip navigation!ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTWhy The Word ‘Mid’ Is All Over TikTok Right NowNick LevineLast Updated 28 December 2021, 13:30 Photographed by Eylül Aslan In recent months you've probably seen the word "mid" on TikTok a lot. It seems to be popping up all the time in videos, captions and comments. And once you start using it in your own conversations, you may find yourself unable to stop. That's because "mid" feels like the perfect put-down for right now: it's three little letters that stand for a slight pout and a shoulder shrug."Mid" is defined by Urban Dictionary as a word "used to insult or degrade an opposing opinion, labelling it as average or poor quality".It's essentially a snappy shorthand for mid-tier or mediocre – not terrible, but nothing to get excited about, either. "How was your Boxing Day?" "Ugh, pretty mid – we ended up just sitting around and playing board games."AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT"Mid" has become such a thing on TikTok that the hashtag now has more than 633m views. Its popularity has definitely been fuelled by a viral clip of American professional wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman hyping himself up (and dissing an opponent) by saying: "It's called the Midwest (of America) because everything in it is mid." Ouch – in one fell swoop, Friedman dismissed 12 US states including Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin as "mid".Since then, his snappy sound byte has been repurposed by TikTok creators to apply the word "mid" to everything from mediocre Netflix shows to, well, having a boyfriend (relatable, tbh).

@reagannnd The static in my hair MID #MyBrawlSuper #SnowballFightAgainstHunger #Fyp #mid ♬ Use this sound if u gay - Garbage

Even budget airline Ryanair has been dismissed as "mid".

@ryanair Where is the lie?😏🥵 #ryanair #airline ♬ Use this sound if u gay - Garbage

As we look ahead to another year of potential pandemic stress – including the inevitable unpaid overtime that working from home leads to – the word "mid" seems destined to become even more popular. Just watch out for anything being dismissed as "mid" and "cheugy", which might just be TikTok's ultimate double barrel insult.AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT LivingI Track My Health Data Nonstop — Is This A Problem?From the moment I wake up, I begin tracking. I track my steps, calories burned, sleep quality, period, and ovulation. I track my runs on Strava and my hearby L'Oréal BlackettUnbotheredI Spoke To Chat GPT’s “Black Female Therapist.” Will AI Sav...I’ve been speaking to Black Female Therapist™ for three days. My therapist doesn’t have a name but is an artificial intelligence chatbot described byby L'Oréal BlackettBlack History Month 2024Is Artificial Intelligence Really Racist? It’s Time To Con...The first articles that come up when you Google “artificial intelligence” and “Black people” are concerning to say the least. The New York Times asby Kathleen Newman-B...AdvertisementADVERTISEMENTLivingThe Return Of Facebook Albums Means We’re Officially Back In Our ...It’s the mid-2000s. Armed with only a digital camera, I’ve just completed a photo shoot with my high school BFF, dolled up in Supré and a libeby Millie RobertsLivingCall Me, Beep Me: A Case For The Burner Phone At The ClubFor too long, the image of burner phones has been associated with cheating husbands and Walter White in Breaking Bad. After all, burner phones are traditioby Maggie ZhouOnline DatingThis Is The Best Day Of 2023 To Open Your Dating AppsWe all know dating can be draining, especially for women, so it pays to be as tactical as possible. With this in mind, it’s time to bookmark next Sunby Nick LevineTikTokTikTok’s #DatingWrapped Is The End Of Year Trend We Can Get...Spotify Wrapped has been and gone – it’s all about TikTok‘s #DatingWrapped trend now. As of Sunday, the #DatingWrapped hashtag has amassed moby Nick LevineHomepage21 Amazing Tech Deals To Shop This Cyber Mondayby Alicia LansomTechNetflix Now Lets You Boot Your Ex From Your Netflix AccountBreaking up is always difficult, but it’s often the little things you never thought about that really sting. What happens, for example, when you and by Nick LevineTechListen Up — Here Are Wireless Headphones You Can Buy Nowby Jessica MorganAppsTumblr Just Overturned Its Ban On NudityAfter nearly four years, Tumblr is reversing its (generally) unpopular ban on nudity. Earlier this week, the social networking site updated its community gby Nick LevineLivingThe Messy Chic Era: Why Are Celebrities Aestheticising Imperfection?In the recent past, Instagram users had grown so accustomed to the hyper-stylised blueprint of the A-list celebrity’s profile that homogeneous glamour shby Isabella VenuttiAdvertisementADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT