Mid

Clipped from "mid-grade," denoting average-quality cannabis sitting between low-tier "reggie" and top-shelf "fire." Used in U.S. cannabis circles since at least the early 2000s; Urban Dictionary logged the sense on January 15, 2004. Generalized far beyond cannabis around 2019 via music-criticism Twitter, then exploded in October 2021 through viral discussion of Drake's Certified Lover Boy and TikTok. Now a broad Gen Z pejorative for anything mediocre. ⚠️ A minor competing origin claims MOBA-gaming roots ("mid lane").