mod

¹

[ 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

²

[ mod ]

noun

1. an act or instance of modifying; modification.

verb (used with object)

, mod·ded, mod·ding.

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

³

[ 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.
2. modifier.

mod.

⁵

abbreviation for

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

mod

¹

/ mɒd /

noun

1. an annual Highland Gaelic meeting with musical and literary competitions

mod

²

/ mɒd /

noun

1. 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

mod

³

/ mɒd /

abbreviation for

1. modulus

mod.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. moderate
2. moderato
3. modern

MOD

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Ministry of Defence

Word 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mod¹

C19: from Gaelic mòd assembly, from Old Norse; related to moot

Origin of mod²

C20: from modernist

Example Sentences

In a statement, the MoD admitted that it had been forced to cancel the rest of the training program.

From The Daily Beast

A fascination with crafting (I still have Mod Podge in bodily crevasses).

From The Daily Beast

The Zodiac mod vaporizer I admired behind the glass in BeyondVape is gorgeous, but it also costs $220.

From The Daily Beast

There are stands for mod collections and add-ons to change the appearance or draw of regulated and advanced vaporizers.

From The Daily Beast

Here, Seattle-based boylesque troupe Mod Carousel does just that.

From The Daily Beast

Antispasmodic, an-ti-spaz-mod′ik, adj. opposing spasms or convulsions.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence, we find some scribes writing selle for celle (sellə), mod.

From Project Gutenberg

This open e came to be denoted by ea, and the symbol, though not the sound, is commonly preserved in mod.

From Project Gutenberg

Men sometimes occurs as a weakened form of man, with the sense of mod.

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Strong verbs usually exhibit a vowel-change (gradation) in the stem, as in the mod.

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Related Words

• fashionable
• stylish