Etymology

mod

M3O1D2

Today it means: An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic mòd
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mod · noun, verb, adjective1

Abbreviations.

mod · noun2

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed frommòd
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed frommòd
  3. English todaymod

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic mòd.

mod · adjective3

Probably reflecting a Jamaican pronunciation of mad.

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