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mod

Pronunciation: /mɑd/

The English word “mod” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
  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.
  3. An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.
  4. A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.
  5. Used to express a wish of removal or, often hyperbolic, harm (as opposed to a literal request to moderators).
  6. A module (file containing a tracker music sequence).
  7. A moderately difficult route.
  8. Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year.
  9. A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.

verb

  1. To modify (an object) from its original condition, typically to individualize and/or enhance the performance of the object.
  2. To install or create a mod.
  3. To moderate; to silence or punish (a rule-breaking user) on a forum, especially when done by a moderator.

adjective

  1. Crazy, insane.

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