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English word origin

Etymology of mod

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

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

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. · Clipping of modification. · An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.

adj

Abbreviation of moderate.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic mòd.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
adj

Crazy, insane.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Probably reflecting a Jamaican pronunciation of mad.

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