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)

modded, modding 

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

1. modal auxiliary.

2. modifier.

mod.

⁵

abbreviation

1. moderate.

2. Music.,  moderato.

3. modern.

mod

¹

/ 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.

²

abbreviation

1. moderate

2. moderato

3. modern

MOD

³

abbreviation

1. Ministry of Defence

mod

⁴

/ mɒd /

noun

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

mod

⁵

/ mɒd /

abbreviation

1. modulus

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

C20: from _modernist

Origin of mod²

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

Example Sentences

The trophy features many nods from the 60-year-old musician, including a hand-drawn “cresting wave” illustration and an arrow and mod symbol — an allusion to Vedder’s tribute to the Who on his personal guitar.

From Los Angeles Times

With sideburns and the sharpest mod feather cut, he even looked good in Lycra.

From BBC

The Jam rose to fame in the punk and new wave era of the late 1970s and are credited with inspiring a revival in mod fashion and music.

From BBC

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

So, we meet him in like ’61, ’62 and then ’63, ’64 and then, of course, ’65, when he’s adopted this very mod look, having been to England.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fashionable 
• stylish