mid-drift

adverb

During the act of drifting.

Meanings

mid-drift1

adverbmid-drift (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDuring the act of drifting.

    Sure, using the brakes will slow the car, but just as with throttle input, there is a finite amount of brake input available to you mid-drift.

    2006, Paul Morton, How to Drift: The Art of Oversteer, CarTech, page 54

mid-drift2

nounmid-drift (plural mid-drifts)

plural mid-drifts

  1. nonstandardproscribedEggcorn of midriff.

    Be careful with the casual clothes that you wear in China - no bare mid-drifts, or revealing fashion.

    2003, Lawrence Frank Deangelo, “China Survival Information”, in Business International, page 17
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    Other women — human and alien alike — wear sheer, light, revealing outfits, exposing skin (pink, brown, or green), mid-drifts, ample cleavage, and rear ends.

    2009, Michael Hemmingson, Star Trek: A Post-structural Critique of the Original Series, Wildside Press, page 53

Origin

mid-drift · noun

By confusion, based on the pronunciation.

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APA

mid-drift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-drift

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“mid-drift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-drift. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mid-drift,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-drift.

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