The slang word “mid” is an adjective used to describe something that is mid-tier. It illustrates any noun — a person, place, thing, or idea — as dull, ordinary, and mundane. “Mid” was popularized as an insult for things and people who weren’t exciting in a viral clip of pro wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman. The crowd in Cincinnati booed him and held up sign’s reading: “You suck”. He retaliated by saying, “It’s called the Mid West because every single thing in it is mid. (…) Muh, muh, muh, mid!” Since then, clips were posted on tik-tok of his rant and many took up the use of the word. It grew so much in popularity that MJF’s team sold merchandises with “mid” as the catchphrase.