Meaning of Mod | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Ministry of Defence; also MoD.
   UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of ministry of defense (not retricted to the British War Ministry).
   abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. Abbreviation of ministry of defence (not restricted to the British Ministry of War).
   abbreviation, alt-of, broadly
4. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
   uncountable
5. A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.
6. Initialism of maximum operating depth.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
7. 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
8. Initialism of method of delivery.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
9. Clipping of modification.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
10. An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.
    countable, uncountable
11. A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.
    Internet, countable, uncountable
12. 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
13. A module (file containing a tracker music sequence).
    countable, informal, uncountable
14. A moderately difficult route.
    countable, uncountable
15. Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year.
    countable, in-plural, informal, uncountable
16. Abbreviation of modulus.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
17. Abbreviation of mode.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
18. Abbreviation of moderate.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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 scores of gleaming accesories^([sic]).”

“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.”

“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.”

“Mods, kill this guy with hammers.”

“I'd like to convert some of the arch^([sic]) mods back into Amiga mods since I don't have the original Amiga versions.”

“These mods, while usually having the distinctive bleep and beep quality of transistor-generated tones, are often astonishingly creative and rich in expressive nuances.”

“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.”

“Dems and GOPers Treat Their Mods Differently [title]”

“Item: TWICELAND Fantasy Park Photobook (Sealed) / Price: 800 pesos only / DOP: PAYO / MOD: SCO or GGX / MOP: BPI or Gcash”

“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.”

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