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An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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noun/mɑd/General-American/mɒd/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/mɔd/Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/mɒd/New-Zealand
  1. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.

    uncountable
  2. 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.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  3. Clipping of modification.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · informal · uncountable
  4. An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.

    Internet · countable · uncountable
  6. A moderator, for example on a discussion forum. Used to express a wish of removal or, often hyperbolic, harm (as opposed to a literal request to moderators).

    Internet · countable · humorous · in-plural · uncountable
    Mods, kill this guy with hammers.
  7. A module (file containing a tracker music sequence).

    countable · informal · uncountable
  8. A moderately difficult route.

    countable · uncountable
  9. Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year.

    countable · in-plural · informal · uncountable
  10. Abbreviation of modulus.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · uncountable
  11. Abbreviation of mode.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · uncountable
  12. Abbreviation of moderate.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · uncountable
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verb/mɑd/General-American/mɒd/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/mɔd/Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/mɒd/New-Zealand
  1. To modify (an object) from its original condition, typically to individualize and/or enhance the performance of the object.

    informal · transitive
    His friends were particularly impressed with the way he modded his Ruckus.
  2. To install or create a mod.

    Learning Java is what got me into modding Minecraft.
  3. To moderate; to silence or punish (a rule-breaking user) on a forum, especially when done by a moderator.

    Internet · informal · transitive
    Don't break the rules or you'll be modded.
    I used to mod that forum.
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noun
  1. A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic mòd.

adj
  1. Crazy, insane.

    slang
    Have you listened to Kendrick's new album? It's absolutely mod!
Where this word comes from

Probably reflecting a Jamaican pronunciation of mad.

adj/mɑd/General-American/mɒd/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/mɔd/Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/mɒd/New-Zealand
  1. Abbreviation of moderate.

    abbreviation · alt-of · not-comparable
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