„Medium ugly“ is another term for mediocre or average, in the sense of nothing special.
The term „medium ugly“ is used in online dating. Whereas men with average looks used to be described as „ok“ or „average“, they are now referred to as „medium ugly“.
What does medium / mid ugly mean? Meaning, definition, explanation
On a three-point scale for aesthetics, the middle term has simply been replaced. Instead of „ugly“, „normal / ok“ and „pretty / attractive“, the terms „ugly“, „medium ugly“ and „attractive“ are now used.
This assessment reveals a very interesting view of the world: there seem to be attractive people who are simply attractive and desirable. Anyone who doesn’t fall into this category is either ugly or medium ugly. As women report on social media, a „medium ugly“ man can become more interesting to them if he has a sense of humor and education, for example. Men who are simply ugly, on the other hand, are completely uninteresting.
The average has been devalued by mid ugly. Instead of simply being in the middle between attractive and ugly, the average has been brought closer to ugly.
Why is there „mid ugly“?
Furthermore, the rating ugly, mid ugly, attractive shifts the bar upwards. Because while normal average men used to be perfectly ok, they are now considered „medium ugly“. The editorial team suspects that this is due to the increased competitive pressure. After all, women now have more choice than before. They are bombarded with men on dating apps who want to get to know them. Those who are overwhelmed here quickly start to raise their standards.
For example: there are women who receive 30 or more messages a day on dating apps. Nobody has time to deal with so many messages and people. As a result, their expectations rise and they filter more.
In online dating, where the female sex has the choice and the male sex has to prove itself, an oversupply leads to an increase in the demands of the female sex, as this makes filtering easier. This results in more losers for the male sex.
Further explanation of Medium / Mid Ugly
The TikToker Adnan (@adnan_machts2) explained „mid ugly“ as follows: Promiscuous women are said to have invented the term „mid ugly“. The term „mid ugly“ is used to describe all men who are on the same level (between 4 and 6) on a scale of 1 to 10 as the woman rating them.
„Mid ugly“ is a relative term here. A man is „mid ugly“ not in comparison to the woman making the judgment, but in comparison to other more attractive men the woman knows or has dated.
Further explanation of Medium / Mid Ugly 2
If someone is „medium ugly“, the person is not „ugly“, but still not pretty. „Mid ugly“ is rated above ugly, but below cute, pretty or pretty.
Speaking for men: If a man is „mid ugly“ he is not a chad, but not a loser either.
Conclusion: „Mid ugly“ can be understood to mean that someone’s appearance is ok. He’s not a model and he’s not an ugly person, but he’s nothing special.
Mid Ugly: Editor’s comment
The idea of mid ugly only applies in the digital space, i.e. when you use dating and meet-up apps to find a partner. In the analog world, there is usually no need for such an idea, as there are many more factors that play a role here. These factors can be: mood, time, charm, character, clothing.
However, as Gen Z largely gets to know each other in the digital space, selection behavior is changing. (A brief survey revealed that for Gen Z, getting to know each other means, for example, writing to each other on Insta.
It’s a shame that in some people’s imagination there are no longer any normal and average-attractive men. Binary black-and-white thinking has taken hold here: either you’re attractive or you’re not. That makes the editorial team kind of sad.