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mod¹
- /mɑd/ US
- /mɒd/ Northern England, UK, Wales
- /mɔd/ Australia, British, Scotland
- /mɒd/ New Zealand
- [mɔ̟d] ~ [mɞ̠d] New Zealand
Sounds like Maud (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒd
Where it comes from
Abbreviations.
noun mods
- An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
- A 1960s British person who dressed in such a style and was interested in modernism and the modern music of the time; the opposite of a rocker. It was “Mods” against “Rockers” and the police against both as this quiet seaside town of 28,000 exploded with teen‐age violence during the Easter weekend. […] The “Mods” or “Moderns” wear sharply cut Italian‐style suits and long, pointed “winklepicker” shoes. They ride motor scooters fitted with sc
- Clipping of modification
- An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game. Since Doom II, thousands of gamers had begun modifying id's products and making them available for free online. Doom fans would communicate entirely over the Internet to create mods of the game—often never even meeting in person or, for that matter, talking on the phone.
- A moderator, for example on a discussion forum. The mods had a difficult time deciding whether to believe a story about a man who was attracted to his girlfriend only when she was grieving her dead sister, but it stayed up.
- Used to express a wish of removal or, often hyperbolic, harm (as opposed to a literal request to moderators). Mods, kill this guy with hammers.
- A module (file containing a tracker music sequence). I'd like to convert some of the arch^([sic]) mods back into Amiga mods since I don't have the original Amiga versions.
- A moderately difficult route.
- Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year. It will thus be seen that, however well a boy may have been trained at school, his time may be amply occupied in preparing for Mods. during his first year and a half of residence at Oxford.
- Abbreviation of modulus
- Abbreviation of mode
- Abbreviation of moderate Dems and GOPers Treat Their Mods Differently [title]
verb mods · modding · modded
- To modify (an object) from its original condition, typically to individualize and/or enhance the performance of the object. His friends were particularly impressed with the way he modded his Ruckus.
- To install or create a mod. Learning Java is what got me into modding Minecraft.
- To moderate; to silence or punish (a rule-breaking user) on a forum, especially when done by a moderator. Don't break the rules or you'll be modded.
adjective
- Abbreviation of moderate
mod²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic mòd.
noun mods
- A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.
mod³
Where it comes from
Probably reflecting a Jamaican pronunciation of mad.
MOD⁴
proper noun
- Initialism of Ministry of Defence
noun MODs
- Initialism of ministry of defense (not retricted to the British War Ministry).
- Initialism of maximum operating depth
- Initialism of method of delivery Item: TWICELAND Fantasy Park Photobook (Sealed) / Price: 800 pesos only / DOP: PAYO / MOD: SCO or GGX / MOP: BPI or Gcash
adjective
- Initialism of mesio-occlusal-distal
MoD⁵
proper noun
- Initialism of Ministry of Defence The MoD said the injured men received immediate medical attention and were evacuated by air to the military hospital at Camp Bastion, but three could not be saved. Next of kin have been informed. The other soldiers hurt are not thought to have life-threatening injures.
noun MoDs
- Abbreviation of ministry of defence (not restricted to the British Ministry of War).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fashionable, stylish, up-to-date, modern, way, bold, dom, fashion, defense, defence, chic, contribution, mdd, daring, manner, residue
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noun a 1960s British person who dressed in such a style and was interested in modernism and the modern music of the time; the opposite of a rocker
| Español | mod |
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noun video games: an end user-created package containing modifications for a video game
| Español | modificación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 模組 /模组 mózǔ, mod |
| Português | modificação, modificador, mod |
| Français | mod |
| Deutsch | Mod |
| Italiano | mod |
| Ελληνικά | τροπ trop |
| Русский | мод mod, модифика́ция modifikácija |
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