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- 1 Abbreviation of moderate. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 2 Crazy, insane. slang
"Have you listened to Kendrick's new album? It's absolutely mod!"
- 3 Initialism of mesio-occlusal-distal. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
- 1 relating to a recently developed fashion or style wordnet
- 1 Initialism of Ministry of Defence; also MoD. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of Ministry of Defence; also MOD. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"The MoD said the injured men received immediate medical attention and were evacuated by air to the military hospital at Camp Bastion, but three could not be saved. Next of kin have been informed. The other soldiers hurt are not thought to have life-threatening injures."
- 1 An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses. uncountable
- 2 A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.
- 3 Initialism of ministry of defense (not retricted to the British War Ministry). abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 4 Abbreviation of ministry of defence (not restricted to the British Ministry of War). abbreviation, alt-of, broadly
- 5 a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers wordnet
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- 6 A 1960s British person who dressed in such a style and was interested in modernism and the modern music of the time; the opposite of a rocker. UK, countable, uncountable
"It was “Mods” against “Rockers” and the police against both as this quiet seaside town of 28,000 exploded with teen‐age violence during the Easter weekend. […] The “Mods” or “Moderns” wear sharply cut Italian‐style suits and long, pointed “winklepicker” shoes. They ride motor scooters fitted with scores of gleaming accesories^([sic])."
- 7 Initialism of maximum operating depth. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Clipping of modification. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of method of delivery. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Item: TWICELAND Fantasy Park Photobook (Sealed) / Price: 800 pesos only / DOP: PAYO / MOD: SCO or GGX / MOP: BPI or Gcash"
- 10 An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game. countable, uncountable
"Since Doom II, thousands of gamers had begun modifying id's products and making them available for free online. Doom fans would communicate entirely over the Internet to create mods of the game—often never even meeting in person or, for that matter, talking on the phone."
- 11 A moderator, for example on a discussion forum. Internet, countable, uncountable
"The mods had a difficult time deciding whether to believe a story about a man who was attracted to his girlfriend only when she was grieving her dead sister, but it stayed up."
- 12 A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.; Used to express a wish of removal or, often hyperbolic, harm (as opposed to a literal request to moderators). Internet, countable, humorous, in-plural, uncountable
"Mods, kill this guy with hammers."
- 13 A module (file containing a tracker music sequence). countable, informal, uncountable
"I'd like to convert some of the arch^([sic]) mods back into Amiga mods since I don't have the original Amiga versions."
- 14 A moderately difficult route. countable, uncountable
- 15 Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year. countable, in-plural, informal, uncountable
"It will thus be seen that, however well a boy may have been trained at school, his time may be amply occupied in preparing for Mods. during his first year and a half of residence at Oxford."
- 16 Abbreviation of modulus. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 17 Abbreviation of mode. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 18 Abbreviation of moderate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Dems and GOPers Treat Their Mods Differently [title]"
- 1 To modify (an object) from its original condition, typically to individualize and/or enhance the performance of the object. informal, transitive
"His friends were particularly impressed with the way he modded his Ruckus."
- 2 To install or create a mod.
"Learning Java is what got me into modding Minecraft."
- 3 To moderate; to silence or punish (a rule-breaking user) on a forum, especially when done by a moderator. Internet, informal, transitive
"Don't break the rules or you'll be modded."
Etymology
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Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic mòd.
Probably reflecting a Jamaican pronunciation of mad.
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