Mod (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. very modern; up-to-date; being in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
  2. 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. a British teenager of the 1960s who affected a very neat, sophisticated appearance and wore fancy clothing inspired by Edwardian dress.
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.
    • 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.
    • to modify (computer hardware), especially the physical appearance of the case: I want to mod my PC to include LED lights and custom paint.
noun Informal.
  1. the moderator of an online message board: Notify a mod immediately if another member is harassing you.
abbreviation
  1. modal auxiliary.
  2. modifier.
abbreviation
  1. moderate.
  2. moderato.
  3. modern.
noun
  1. British
    • a member of a group of teenagers in the mid-1960s, noted for their clothes-consciousness and opposition to the rockers
    • 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
    • (as modifier)
noun
  1. an annual Highland Gaelic meeting with musical and literary competitions
abbreviation for
  1. modulus
abbreviation for (in Britain)
  1. Ministry of Defence
abbreviation for
  1. moderate
  2. moderato
  3. modern
Mod (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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