What does “bid” mean?

Meaning and local context

bid means A joke, funny situation, or person who becomes the joke. in Philadelphia local language. Philadelphia slang uses bid in humour and social teasing.

How it is used

Something can be a bid when people find it laughable or entertaining. One example is “That whole story was a bid.”, which corresponds to “That whole story was hilarious.” in plain English.

Example interpretation

A second example is “Do not make him the bid.”, where the same local sense is expressed as “Do not turn him into the object of the joke.”. Reading both examples together helps distinguish this regional meaning from other possible readings of the word or phrase.

Tone and register

Calling a person a bid can be humiliating. This caution is part of understanding “bid”: the definition tells you what it means, while the surrounding situation and tone help you judge whether using it yourself is appropriate.