mod
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A young person in 1960s Britain who wore smart clothes and liked modern pop music
- noun
- /mɒd/
- Archaic
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mod
- Young people dressed in stylish clothes often identified as mods in London's vibrant music scene.
Examples
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Are you a mod or a rocker?
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Hippies, mods, and freaks of all descriptions dance to the music of a psychedelic band.
Fiction book (1999) -
Evidently he'd come to invite us to some funky bar, the last mod pub off Piccadilly, he said.
Fiction book (1997) -
"With an exaggerated wink, he stumbled to a group of mods at poolside.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the 1960s, a mod would often be seen riding a scooter wearing sharp tailored suits.
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The concert attracted many mods, who enjoyed the modern jazz and pop music of the time.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mod as a person started in 1960s Britain as a short form of modernist for young people who loved new music, sharp clothes, and scooters. So a mod is a member of that stylish youth group.