midroll

midroll

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
English roll
English midroll

    From mid- + roll.

    Adjective

    midroll (not comparable)

    1. (photography, film) In the middle of a roll of film.

    Noun

    midroll (plural midrolls)

    1. (Internet, advertising) An advertisement that interrupts an online video, playing before the video resumes.
      • 2024 May 23, Chris Almeida, “They’re Ignoring MrBeast’s Rules of YouTube, and Thriving”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
        He says he has never used an edited thumbnail, inserted a midroll ad or tried to chase any kind of YouTube trend.
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