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mod

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[ mod ]

adjective

  1. very modern; up-to-date; being in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
  2. Sometimes Mod. of or relating to a style of dress of the 1960s, typified by miniskirts, bell-bottom trousers, boots, and bright colors and patterns.


noun

  1. a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
  2. Sometimes Mod. a British teenager of the 1960s who affected a very neat, sophisticated appearance and wore fancy clothing inspired by Edwardian dress.

mod

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[ mod ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of modifying; modification.

verb (used with object)

modded, modding.
  1. to modify, especially a vehicle or mechanical part:

    The car was modded for speed and power.

  2. Computers.
    1. to rewrite programming code in (a video game) in order to change the appearance or performance of the software:

      I modded the game to increase the field of vision.

    2. to modify (computer hardware), especially the physical appearance of the case:

      I want to mod my PC to include LED lights and custom paint.

mod

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[ mod ]

noun

Informal.
  1. the moderator of an online message board:

    Notify a mod immediately if another member is harassing you.

Mod

4

abbreviation for

  1. modal auxiliary.

mod.

5

abbreviation for

  1. moderate.
  2. Music. moderato.
  3. modern.

mod.

1

abbreviation for

  1. moderate
  2. moderato
  3. modern
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MOD

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abbreviation for

  1. Ministry of Defence
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mod

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/ ɒ /

noun

    1. a member of a group of teenagers in the mid-1960s, noted for their clothes-consciousness and opposition to the rockers
    2. a member of a revived group of this type in the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for their clothes-consciousness and opposition to the skinheads
    3. ( as modifier )

      a mod haircut

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mod

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/ ɒ /

noun

  1. an annual Highland Gaelic meeting with musical and literary competitions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mod

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/ ɒ /

abbreviation for

  1. modulus
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mod1

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening of modern

Origin of mod2

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening

Origin of mod3

By shortening
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mod1

C20: from modernist

Origin of mod2

C19: from Gaelic ò assembly, from Old Norse; related to moot
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The Jam rose to fame in the punk and new wave era of the late 1970s and are credited with inspiring a revival in mod fashion and music.

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Her 200-year-old home has no running water, no central heating, no fridge, nor any of the other mod cons most people would consider essential.

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So, we meet him in like ’61, ’62 and then ’63, ’64 and then, of course, ’65, when he’s adopted this very mod look, having been to England.

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Players can create modifications or "mods" that alter different elements from the way the game plays to a characters appearance.

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Cohen's original example was the 1960s moral panic in the U.K. over "mods" and "rockers," when the emergence of rival youth subcultures was treated as the downfall of British civilization.

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