Mod
WordNet
adjective
(1) Relating to a recently developed fashion or style
"Their offices are in a modern skyscraper"
"Tables in modernistic designs";
noun
(2) A British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
- 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.
- A modification to an object, computer game, etc., typically for the purpose of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.
- A moderator, for example on a forum.
Usage notes
In gaming, mods are created by end users whereas such content by the game creators would be labeled an expansion pack.
Verb
- 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.
Etymology
From , from . Cognate with Old High German (German ), Old Saxon (Dutch ), Old Norse (Swedish ), Gothic . The IE root was also the source of Ancient Greek and Latin .