Entry · catalog no. 0295
mid
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adjective · Nationwide · 2026
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1.
Mediocre, unremarkable — not bad, not good, just average enough to dismiss. A verdict that something failed to stand out.
“Everybody hyped that album but it was mid.”
Origin & Attribution
From African American Vernacular English, shortened from "middle" / "mediocre." Began as a grade of low-quality marijuana in the early 2000s and moved through hip-hop into a general dismissal of anything underwhelming, years before TikTok made it a catch-all around 2020.
Region of origin
West
Midwest
N.East
South
Nationwide / diaspora
Nationwide · 2026
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$MIDThe Record · cultural traction
▲ Rising0 yrs
ahead of the mainstream
12/100
peak cultural energy
Introduced to English by the culture — logged here before the mainstream caught on.
Cultural usage — the recordMainstream search interest
First used
2026
in the culture
Recorded here
2026
point of first record
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Citations & Sources
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Merriam-Webster, "mid" slang entry — reference · entry
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