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Mods

Mods

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Young people in 1960s Britain who wore sharp clothes, liked rhythm and blues, and rode scooters
  • noun
  • /mɒdz/
  • Archaic
: mods
  • The documentary highlighted how mods influenced British fashion and music culture during the early 1960s.

And then of course, mods and rockers and skinheads.

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Examples

  • Yes, the mod father himself, Paul Weller will be playing first though.

  • And then of course, mods and rockers and skinheads.

    Dodge Woodall

  • I'm one of the mods and I hope to organize some fun interviews soon for all of you.

  • The young man wore a sharp suit and rode a scooter, proudly identifying himself as one of the mods from the 1960s.

  • During the festival, many mods gathered to celebrate their love for rhythm and blues music.

Surface Forms

Mods plural
Mod singular

Morphology

Mods = mod (opaque) = mod + s

Although the plural -s is regular, the subculture label 'mod' is a fixed historical nickname, so the meaning is not compositionally predictable from the spelling alone.

Etymology

Mods comes from people who called themselves modernists, from modern meaning 'up to date'. They liked new music, sharp clothes and scooters, so the name fits their stylish, modern way of living.