mod
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- Rhymes: -ɒd
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mod
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mod (plural mods)
- An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
- (British) 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.
- (slang) A modification to an object, computer game, etc., typically for the purpose of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.
- (Internet) A moderator, for example on a forum.
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In gaming, mods are created by end users whereas such content by the game creators would be labeled an expansion pack.
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to mod (third-person singular simple present mods, present participle modding, simple past and past participle modded)
- (slang) To modify an object from its original condition, typically for the purposes of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.
- His friends were particularly impressed with the way he modded his Ruckus.
- To moderate; to punish a rule-breaking user on a forum, esp. when done by a moderator.
- Don't break the rules or you'll be modded.
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mod n. (singular definite modet, not used in plural form)
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mod
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From Proto-Germanic *mōþa-, from Proto-Indo-European *mē-, *mō-. Cognate with Old High German muot (German Mut), Old Saxon mōd (Dutch moed), Old Norse móðr (“‘anger, grief’”) (Swedish mod), Gothic 𐌼𐍉𐌸𐍃 (moths), “‘anger, emotion’”). The IE root was also the source of Ancient Greek μῶθαι (mōthai) and Latin mos.
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- IPA: /moːd/
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mōd n.
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| nominative | mōd | mōd |
| accusative | mōd | mōd |
| genitive | mōdes | mōda |
| dative | mōde | mōdum |
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- English: mood
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| Declination for mod | Singular | Uncountable | ||
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| Base form | mod | modet | ||
| Possessive form | mods | modets | ||
mod n.