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Mods

British  
/ mɒdz /

plural noun

  1. (at Oxford University) short for Honour Moderations

"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

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Mods of popular online games can be simple or extremely complex, with a total game overhaul taking a team of developers many months or even years.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2025

Williamson and Fearn became friends with the members of Dry Cleaning when the London quartet opened for the Mods on their 2021 U.K. tour.

From Washington Post Mar. 29, 2023

“She’s brilliant, she really reminds me of myself!” said Jason Williamson, the vocalist in Sleaford Mods, widely regarded as the progenitor of the current wave of British speak-sing groups.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2022

"Voices do get through - look at the Sleaford Mods or Nicola Monaghan's novel The Killing Jar," he said.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2022

I have been three years at Oxford now; and while I was reading for Mods, I don't think I was so unsettled in my mind.

From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant

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