mod cons

British  

plural noun

1. informal  modern conveniences; the usual installations of a modern house, such as hot water, heating, etc

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Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

It continued in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, in a purpose-built, corporate building with all the mod cons.

From BBC

Luckily, this hotel is just a few miles from her daughter Emma's home, where Susan is regularly welcomed for hot meals, company and access to mod cons.

From BBC

Meanwhile Dr Robinson, who said the fort was "manned up until the late 1950s", said the building would be a bit "short on mod cons and a bit bracing" for anyone to live there.

From BBC

As late as the 1970s, Hill’s grandparents lived in a subsidized rowhouse without “mod cons,” or modern conveniences, including indoor plumbing.

From New York Times