TikTok, a short video-sharing platform; one of such trends that hit TikTok recently is using the slang “MID,” which is a shorthand form of word mediocre. Many TikTok users are confused seeing this word in videos and comments.
MID or Mid is usually a word used to refer to something mediocre or average. People often use this word to diminish something or to explain something is not good enough and not worthy.
TikTok is a platform used by the majority of youth worldwide, so different things keep popping out every day on TikTok. If anyone wants to remain updated about the trends, TikTok is a perfect platform for them.
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What Does MID Mean On TikTok?
Anyone who scrolls through TikTok must have seen at least one video with the word “MID” in the video or the comment section. They must have been baffled by the word “MID,” thinking it refers to the middle; in a sense, it is true, but it is not a complete truth.
MID is generally used as a short version of mediocre. So MID means that something is average and is not enthralling or exciting. In TikTok, people can be seen naming restaurants, movies, or other things as MID. Doing so, they mean to say that those named things are ok, but not exciting.
When in comments people say that MID, they mean that the content is just good enough and not too good. They are telling the content creator that watching their video was just a fine experience, and they did not enjoy it that much. In a sense, it is a negative comment.
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“MID” Urban Dictionary Meaning Explained
Urban Dictionary defines MID as a word “Used to insult or degrade an opposing opinion, labeling it as average or poor quality” Urban Dictionary.
Further, for example, if there is a sentence saying, ” I waited a year for the movie, but it was mid!”, the person saying this is trying to express that the movie was not that good and was average. Simply, he is demeaning the cinema to be poor.
MID is rarely used in a good sense. It is just a polite way to say something is bad. The speaker using “MID” to anything is trying to give bad compliments less rigorously.
Many trends come and go in social media. “MID” is one of them. It will be interesting to see how long would it last.