mod
adjective
very modern; up-to-date; being in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
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[mod]
/ mɒd /
adjective
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very modern; up-to-date; being in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
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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.
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a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
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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]
/ mɒd /
noun
verb (used with object)
modded,
modding
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to modify, especially a vehicle or mechanical part.
The car was modded for speed and power.
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Computers.
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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.
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to modify (computer hardware), especially the physical appearance of the case.
I want to mod my PC to include LED lights and custom paint.
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mod
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American
[mod]
/ mɒd /
noun
Informal.
Mod
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American
mod.
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American
abbreviation
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moderate.
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Music. moderato.
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modern.
mod
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British
/ mɒd /
noun
mod.
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British
abbreviation
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moderate
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moderato
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modern
MOD
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British
abbreviation
mod
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British
/ mɒd /
noun
mod
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/ mɒd /
abbreviation
Etymology
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
Explanation
Something that's stylish or cutting-edge can be called mod. Your mod haircut and outfit might make you feel like the most fashionable person in your neighborhood. Just don't leave your hood. Mod is informal slang for modern, and the two words can be used interchangeably. You can also use mod to talk about the specific 1960s subculture of young jazz and soul fans and motor scooter enthusiasts. Young men and women who dressed in stylish, sophisticated suits and mini skirts, who favored Italian scooters and danced at clubs to R & B music were called mods, originally in contrast to the grungier "rockers."
Example Sentences
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The r/FreeLuigi mod suggested that this was to placate advertisers, since Reddit is now suffused with customized ads whose vendors would prefer not to be seen as endorsing contentious topics.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025
Then the company found itself up against a new mod, this time coming from Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2025
The lobby was blindingly bright, with porcelain floors and mod furniture in peppy colors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
In velvet they have the feeling of a Beehive, covered with feathers of a mod 1960s brushed do.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
Big Ma must have prayed harder to find wool pleated skirts, because among all those mod new jumpers and skirts, she managed to find a rack of babyish pleated skirts.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
This last category of ’90s babydoll dresses, the ones that hung on the racks at Express and Rampage and Merry-Go-Round, weren’t Mod, weren’t punk, and weren’t Kinderwhore.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
The Mod was a mohair-buttoned masher on speed: a dedicated follower of fashion who lived for the weekend and rode a Vespa instead of a velocipede.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Midsize chains including Blaze Pizza and Mod Pizza have closed locations over the past two years as they work to turn around their brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
He also said he was a fan of the 1979 TV-movie revival “The Return of the Mod Squad,” which he said captured “the bonding and caring” that was at the heart of the original.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
Beyond the Mod Cate and the desolation that had once been the filmmaker and wharves, the river itself seemed to have taken fire.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
"I don't think I'd be fighting now if I met a mod. I'm 71," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2014
Hence, in mod. dial. use: Earthenware, clay ... b. attr. or adj.”
From North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century by C. Malcolm Watkins
The O. Fr. guarden, garden, mod. gardien, from guarder, garder, is of Teutonic origin, from the base war-, to protect, cf.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
The word guard is an adaptation of the Fr. guarde, mod. garde, O. Ger. ward; see Guardian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
"Ghaush" is a tree of hard wood whereof musical instruments were made; hence the mod. words "Ghásha" and "Ghawwasha"=he produced a sound, and "Ghaushah"=tumult, quarrel.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
“A thorough investigation found no evidence of MOD data or systems being accessed, compromised or transmitted externally,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Bailey has been working with the MOD to help them develop their support for women still serving and those leaving the forces.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The MOD says it has no jurisdiction over sites that are no longer MOD-owned or maintained, however any claims from current owners will be dealt with on a site-by-site basis.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The documents date back to 1997 when the MOD was looking to sell the site following four decades of presence by the United States Air Force.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Par knew what they were looking for: evidence against the MOD boys.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
It also allows you to install modded versions of Android, called ROMs.
From The Verge ● Jul. 31, 2022
At $24,000, this modded out Tascam BR-20 is a ridiculously over-engineered piece of gear.
From The Verge ● Oct. 5, 2015
When the Model T-Ford was first introduced in 1908 it was embraced and "modded" by rural farming communities.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2013
The controls to be modded for better game performance, it seemed, were endless.
From Forbes ● Jul. 8, 2013
It was possible for hackers to use modded visors to spoof their retinal patterns and thus create a second account for themselves.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
ModDB, another popular modding site, also deleted similar uploads to its site this week.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2022
So if you’ve been looking forward to modding your brand new Pixel 6A, you shouldn’t have to wait too much longer.
From The Verge ● Jul. 31, 2022
While Sony has lowered the power consumption of some previous PlayStation models to create slim versions, that’s a little out of reach for DIY and modding.
From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2022
While some will call the enormous power and cooling unit cheating, the entire project is still a fascinating 30-minute journey into the trial and error of modding consoles.
From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2022
In the two decades since Heck started modding Xbox controllers for accessibility purposes, a community of controller modders have sprung up.
From The Verge ● May 17, 2022
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