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

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

The lobby was blindingly bright, with porcelain floors and mod furniture in peppy colors.

From Los Angeles Times

Fallout London is a modification - or mod - that transforms copies of Fallout 4 on PC into a "game within a game", set in Britain.

From BBC

In velvet they have the feeling of a Beehive, covered with feathers of a mod 1960s brushed do.

From Seattle Times

The future had arrived, and it was plastic and fantastic and brimming with optimism, mirroring the mod revolution in fashion.

From New York Times

Related Words

• fashionable
• stylish