adjective Internet Slang

Mid

/mɪd/ · adjective · slang

Mediocre, average, or overhyped — a dismissive verdict on an anime, show, or anything else.

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Definitions

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A blunt put-down meaning something is mediocre or just okay, not good and not terrible. In anime spaces it's the harshest casual review you can give a hyped show.

“That season finale everyone screamed about? Mid.”
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Thrown at anything outside anime — food, music, takes — to call it underwhelming.

“His tier list is mid, ranked best girl in B tier, unforgivable.”
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Used to deflate overhyped things, suggesting they don't live up to the buzz.

“The new isekai is mid, we've seen this exact plot ten times.”
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Mid In A Sentence

Hot take: the most popular shounen of the year is straight up mid.
Animation was gorgeous but the story was mid.
You called my favorite anime mid, we're not friends anymore.

Origin & Usage

Short for 'middle' or 'mediocre', this usage rose in African American Vernacular English and hip-hop slang (where 'mids' long meant low-grade product) before Gen Z spread it across the internet as a catch-all dismissal.

Variants midsso mid
Tags #anime#meme#gen-z#internet

People Also Ask

What does mid mean in slang?

It means mediocre, average, or overhyped. Calling something 'mid' is a dismissive way to say it's just okay.

What does mid mean in anime?

It's a blunt review meaning a show is unremarkable or doesn't live up to the hype, regardless of how popular it is.

Where does the slang mid come from?

It traces back to AAVE and hip-hop, where 'mids' meant low or middle-grade product, before becoming Gen Z's go-to insult for anything average.

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