mod

7 definitions • 10 examples

a member of a group of young people, especially in Britain in the 1960s, who wore stylish clothes and rode scooters (= small motorcycles):

mods and rockers

The cut of his suit has an obvious mod influence.

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You can be instantly banned from the chatroom if a mod finds your chat abusive.

In both these cases it is not clear whether it was necessary to involve mods.

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There is no problem adding mods to games downloaded from Steam.

Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves.

informal abbreviation for modern:

They sell mod furnishings and accessories for every room in the house.

Make your soiree sensational by adding a few of these mod cocktail accessories to the mix.

to make changes to a video game or piece of computer equipment. Mod is short for modify:

Some players have successfully modded their machines to circumvent DRM protections.

to make sure that someone does not break the rules of an internet discussion, for example by removing any threatening or offensive messages:

I got modded last time I tried to be humorously insulting.

abbreviation for the Ministry of Defence: the British government department that is responsible for defence, military activities, and the armed forces